[NEW] [medium] IBM Storage Scale: Multiple vulnerabilities

mediumCVE-2026-13460 CVE-2026-19483

An attacker can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Storage Scale to bypass security measures and disclose information.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: IBM product: Storage Scale Authentication bypass Information disclosure

What: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Storage Scale allow attackers to bypass security measures and disclose sensitive information.
Who is affected: All IBM Storage Scale deployments are vulnerable.
Urgency: Medium; not currently exploited, but enables both authentication bypass and data disclosure.
Action: Apply IBM's latest security patches for Storage Scale.

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Details

Source: CERT-Bund (BSI) Security Advisories (DE · national-cert · site)
Severity: medium
Published: 2026-08-14
Exploitation: Not in CISA KEV at last sync
Language: Machine-translated to English — verify against the original

Original advisory: https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2026-2786

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-134600.28% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 21% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-194830.11% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 1% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.

Referenced CVEs

CVE	CSIRTS overview	External
CVE-2026-13460	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org
CVE-2026-19483	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org

Same CVEs, other sources

How other CERTs, PSIRTs and databases cover the vulnerabilities in this advisory.

Recent advisories for IBM Storage Scale

A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.

highCVE-2026-19483: IBM Storage Scale 5.2.3.0 through 5.2.3.8, and 6.0.0.0 through 6.0.1.0 Secrets may be disclose…nvd · 2026-08-13
highCVE-2026-13460: IBM Storage Scale 5.2.3.0 through 5.2.3.8, and 6.0.0.0 through 6.0.1.0 GUI contains a hardcode…nvd · 2026-08-13