CVE-2024-45636 (GCVE-0-2024-45636)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-11 15:10 – Updated: 2026-06-11 15:41
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Title
IBM Security QRadar EDR Software has a vulnerability where user credentials may be stored in plain text, potentially exposing sensitive information.
Summary
IBM Security QRadar EDR 3.12 through 3.12.24 stores user credentials in plain text which can be read by a local privileged user.
Severity
4.1 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-256 - Plaintext Storage of a Password
Assigner
ibm
References
URL Tags
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7274828 vendor-advisorypatch
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
IBM Security QRadar EDR Affected: 3.12.0 , ≤ 3.12.24 (semver)
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_qradar_edr:3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_qradar_edr:3.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_qradar_edr:3.12.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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