CVE-2025-14115 (GCVE-0-2025-14115)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-20 14:59 – Updated: 2026-01-21 04:55
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Title
IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX Container is affected by vulnerability where hard-coded credentials are embeeded in the product for its internal use.
Summary
IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX Container 6.3.0.0 through 6.3.0.6 Interim Fix 016, and 6.4.0.0 through 6.4.0.3 Interim Fix 019 IBM® Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data.
Severity ?
8.4 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-798 - Use of Hard-coded Credentials
Assigner
ibm
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX Container Affected: 6.3.0.0 , ≤ 6.3.0.6 Interim Fix 016 (semver)
Affected: 6.4.0.0 , ≤ 6.4.0.3 Interim Fix 019 (semver)
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_connectdirect_for_unix_container:6.3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_connectdirect_for_unix_container:6.3.0.6:interim_fix_016:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_connectdirect_for_unix_container:6.4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_connectdirect_for_unix_container:6.4.0.3:interim_fix_019:*:*:*:*:*:*
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