CVE-2026-13460 Hardcoded credentials in Storage Scale

High 7.5 Published 13 Aug 2026 Updated 17 Aug 2026

Attackers can exploit hardcoded tokens in IBM Storage Scale GUI to bypass authentication and access cluster communication or REST APIs.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2026-13460?

CVE-2026-13460 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Storage Scale, published on 13 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-798

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-13460?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Storage Scale.

How do I fix CVE-2026-13460?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-13460 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2026-13460 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-13460 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xr96-mx7v-w32h.