CVE-2026-13473

HIGH 8.1

IBM Storage Protect Client is vulnerable to Heap-Based Buffer Overflow

CVSS Score

8.1

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

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.

Vendor	ibm
Product	storage protect client
Published	Jul 17, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Affected Versions

IBM / Storage Protect Client

8.1.0.0 ≤ 8.1.27.0, 8.1.27.1 8.2.0.0 ≤ 8.2.1.0

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

ibm.com: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7279728

Credits

The vulnerability was reported to IBM by Pétur Eyþórsson and Cristie Nordic.