{"id":"CVE-2026-19178","kind":"vulnerability","aliases":["CVE-2026-19178"],"related":[],"title":"IBM TS4500 tape library: race condition grants unauthorized admin privileges","description":"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.","summary":"IBM Storage TS4500 Library versions 1.1.1.6 through 1.12.0.3 contain a race condition. A remote attacker who already has a valid account can gain administrative privileges they should not have.","severity":"medium","cvss":6.8,"epss":null,"exploited":false,"exploited_at":null,"products":[],"ecosystems":[],"tags":["ibm-ts4500","infrastructure","storage","tape-library"],"not_affected_if":["not-running-ts4500"],"how_to_check":"- Check the installed TS4500 Library firmware or management software version against the affected range `1.1.1.6` through `1.12.0.3`\n- Review the IBM security bulletin for the TS4500 to confirm the exact product build in use","fix":"- Upgrade the TS4500 Library to a release later than `1.12.0.3`, as specified in the IBM security bulletin\n- unknown for the exact fixed version","status":"open","published_at":"2026-10-19T23:17:36+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-23T21:57:19+00:00","triaged_at":"2026-10-25T03:44:49+00:00","updated_at":"2026-10-25T03:44:49+00:00","category":"infrastructure","confidence":0.5,"triage":{"at":"2026-10-25T03:44:49Z","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","output":{"fix":"- Upgrade the TS4500 Library to a release later than `1.12.0.3`, as specified in the IBM security bulletin\n- unknown for the exact fixed version","reach":"network","title":"IBM TS4500 tape library: race condition grants unauthorized admin privileges","impact":"high","summary":"IBM Storage TS4500 Library versions 1.1.1.6 through 1.12.0.3 contain a race condition. A remote attacker who already has a valid account can gain administrative privileges they should not have.","category":"infrastructure","nicknames":[],"who_cares":["ibm-ts4500","tape-library","storage"],"confidence":0.5,"needs_auth":"yes","worst_case":"Attacker with a valid account gains unauthorized administrative privileges on the library","analyst_note":"Confirm the fixed version and exact affected builds in the IBM security bulletin for CVE-2026-19178; the NVD entry gives only the affected range.","how_to_check":"- Check the installed TS4500 Library firmware or management software version against the affected range `1.1.1.6` through `1.12.0.3`\n- Review the IBM security bulletin for the TS4500 to confirm the exact product build in use","needs_analyst":true,"not_affected_if":["not-running-ts4500"],"who_is_affected":"Teams that run an IBM TS4500 tape library with the affected firmware range and that have remote user accounts on its management interface. The sources do not describe a specific configuration that makes the flaw reachable, so exposure is assumed for any account holder on an affected version. Organizations not running TS4500 hardware can skip it.","user_interaction":"no","needs_special_setup":"unknown","severity_if_unknown":"unknown"},"cost_usd":0.000627,"input_tokens":3300,"output_tokens":593,"severity_before":"medium"},"analyst_status":null,"analyst_note":null,"search":"'-19178':13A,16A '-2026':12A,15A '1.1.1.6':30B,54C '1.12.0.3':32B,56C 'account':45B 'admin':9A 'administr':48B,66C 'allow':58C 'alreadi':41B 'attack':39B,62C 'authent':61C 'condit':6A,36B,72C 'contain':33B 'could':57C 'cve':11A,14A 'due':68C 'gain':47B,64C 'grant':7A 'ibm':1A,18B,25B,50C 'ibm-ts4500':17B 'infrastructur':20B 'librari':4A,24B,28B,53C 'privileg':10A,49B,67C 'race':5A,35B,71C 'remot':38B,60C 'storag':21B,26B,51C 'tape':3A,23B 'tape-librari':22B 'ts4500':2A,19B,27B,52C 'unauthor':8A,65C 'valid':44B 'version':29B","nicknames":[],"mitigations":[],"who_affected":"Teams that run an IBM TS4500 tape library with the affected firmware range and that have remote user accounts on its management interface. The sources do not describe a specific configuration that makes the flaw reachable, so exposure is assumed for any account holder on an affected version. Organizations not running TS4500 hardware can skip it.","tier":"C","verified":{},"analyst_revisit_at":null,"first_public_at":"2026-10-19T23:17:36+00:00","kev":null,"cvss_vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","cvss_by":"psirt@us.ibm.com","poc_count":0,"sources":[{"source":"nvd","external_id":"CVE-2026-19178","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-19178","severity":null,"published_at":"2026-10-19T23:17:36+00:00","modified_at":"2026-10-20T15:03:59+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-23T21:57:19+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-10-23T22:28:57+00:00","note":null}],"documents":[],"notice":"Free to read at a human pace. An API with keys and an MCP server are in preparation; early access: hello@infrastack.ai"}