CVE-2018-1903 Privilege escalation in Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX
A user with restricted sudo access can manipulate IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX to gain full sudo privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-1903?
CVE-2018-1903 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX, published on 10 Apr 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX 4.2.0, 4.3.0, and 6.0.0 could allow a user with restricted sudo access on a system to manipulate CD UNIX to gain full sudo access. IBM X-Force ID: 152532.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1903?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Sterling Connect\.
How do I fix CVE-2018-1903?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-1903 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-1903 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1903 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX
- CVE-2023-32331 IBM Connect:Express for UNIX denial of service
- CVE-2020-4767 Memory corruption in Sterling Connect Direct for Microsoft Windows
- CVE-2025-36137 IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX command execution
- CVE-2023-29260 IBM Sterling Connect:Express for UNIX server-side request forgery
- CVE-2025-36063 Multiple vulnerabilities were addressed in IBM Sterling Connect:Express for UNIX.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-98fc-prpc-gmj8.