CVE-2026-19178
MediumCVSS 6.8Summary
IBM Storage TS4500 Library versions 1.1.1.6 through 1.12.0.3 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to gain unauthorized administrative privileges due to a race condition.
Risk Assessment
An authenticated remote attacker could exploit the race condition to escalate privileges to administrative level. This may lead to taking control of the tape library and unauthorized configuration changes.
Recommendation
Update IBM Storage TS4500 Library to a version containing the fix for this issue. Until patched, restrict remote access to the management interface to trusted networks and accounts.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM Storage TS4500 Library
See all- CVE-2025-36252Medium
IBM Storage TS4500 Library and IBM TS4500 Tape Library/Diamondback Tape Library versions 1.1.1.6 through 1.12.0.3 do not invalidate sessions, which could allow an authenticated user to impersonate another user on the system.
- CVE-2025-36069Medium
IBM Storage TS4500 Library versions 1.1.1.6 through 1.12.0.3 does not invalidate the session after logout, which could allow an authenticated user to impersonate another user on the system.
- CVE-2025-36061Medium
IBM Storage TS4500 Library and IBM Diamondback Tape Library versions 1.1.1.6 through 1.12.0.3 could allow an authenticated user to cause a denial of service using specially crafted SMTP requests that consume excessive amounts of system resources.
- CVE-2025-36239Medium
IBM Storage TS4500 Library 1.11.0.0 and 2.11.0.0 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session.
Original NVD description (English source)
IBM Storage TS4500 Library 1.1.1.6 through 1.12.0.3 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to gain unauthorized administrative privileges due to a race condition.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS