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IBMCVE-2026-13460

IBM Storage Scale: hard-coded credentials

High7.5CVE-2026-13460 · Published Aug 13, 2026 · updated Aug 17, 2026

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 hardcoded token in the source code, which was used for inter-node cluster communication and REST API authentication between GUI.

IBM advisory

Affected versions

PackageAffectedFixed in
Storage Scale
Product
>= 5.2.3.0, <= 5.2.3.8No fix yet
>= 6.0.0.0, <= 6.0.1.0No fix yet
Details and references
CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Severity from
the vendor (its own CVE record or advisory)
Weakness
CWE-798

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