---
id: "CVE-2026-19178"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-19178"]
title: "IBM TS4500 tape library: race condition grants unauthorized admin privileges"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 6.8
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["ibm-ts4500", "infrastructure", "storage", "tape-library"]
not_affected_if: ["not-running-ts4500"]
published_at: "2026-10-19T23:17:36+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T21:57:19+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-25T03:44:49+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-19178", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T21:57:19+00:00"}]
---

# IBM TS4500 tape library: race condition grants unauthorized admin privileges

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.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## 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`
- 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
- unknown for the exact fixed version

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T21:57:19+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-19178

## From the sources

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.

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