CVE-2024-45638 IBM QRadar EDR information disclosure
Local privileged users can read plain-text user credentials stored by IBM QRadar EDR, leading to information disclosure.
- 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-2024-45638?
CVE-2024-45638 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM QRadar EDR, published on 14 Mar 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Security QRadar 3.12 EDR stores user credentials in plain text which can be read by a local privileged user.
Weakness: CWE-256
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-45638?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Security Qradar Edr.
How do I fix CVE-2024-45638?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-45638 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-45638 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-45638 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM QRadar EDR
- CVE-2023-33861 IBM Security ReaQta improper certificate validation
- CVE-2024-45641 IBM Security ReaQta improper certificate validation
- CVE-2025-36376 IBM Security QRadar EDR Software has multiple vulnerabilities
- CVE-2024-45643 IBM QRadar EDR information disclosure
- CVE-2023-35006 IBM Security ReaQta HTML injection
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r628-467j-rhwp.