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CVE-2026-13473

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Description

IBM Storage Protect Client 8.1.0.0 through 8.1.27.0, 8.1.27.1, and 8.2.0.0 through 8.2.1.0 IBM Storage Protect is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking. A remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the server to crash.

Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS score
9.8 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
Published
2026-07-17 20:17:14.827000
Last modified
2026-10-24 20:10:00.137000
View original CVE JSON
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