CVE-2026-105453 PUBLISHED

IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for Unix Improper Privilege Management

Assigner: ibm
Reserved: 05.10.2026 Published: 19.10.2026 Updated: 19.10.2026

IBM Sterling Connect Direct for Unix 6.3.0.0 through 6.3.0.7 and 6.4.0.0 through 6.4.0.6 could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges due to improper privilege management.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS Score: 8.4

Product Status

Vendor IBM
Product Sterling Connect Direct for Unix
Versions
  • affected from 6.3.0.0 to 6.3.0.7 (incl.)
  • affected from 6.4.0.0 to 6.4.0.6 (incl.)

Solutions

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading

ProductVersionRemediation/Fix/InstructionsIBM Sterling Connect:Direct for Unix6.3.0.0 - 6.3.0.7.iFix029Apply 6.3.0.7.iFix030, included in 6.3.0.7.iFix033 available on  Fix Central https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes .IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for Unix6.4.0.0 - 6.4.0.6.iFix020Apply 6.4.0.6.iFix021, included in 6.4.0.6.iFix025 available on Fix Central https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes .

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management CWE