Local Privilege Escalation in IBM Tivoli Monitoring Portal V6

CVE-2017-1181

Summary

The IBM Tivoli Monitoring Portal V6 client has a vulnerability that may allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges due to the default console connection not being encrypted. This weakness can result in unauthorized actions within the IBM Tivoli Monitoring environment, posing a significant security risk for organizations. Proper measures should be taken to secure communications and mitigate potential exploitation of this vulnerability.

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