{ "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": { "cveId": "CVE-2026-13473", "assignerOrgId": "9a959283-ebb5-44b6-b705-dcc2bbced522", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "ibm", "dateReserved": "2026-06-26T21:18:23.722Z", "datePublished": "2026-07-17T19:58:31.025Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-07-23T03:56:12.789Z" }, "containers": { "cna": { "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "9a959283-ebb5-44b6-b705-dcc2bbced522", "shortName": "ibm", "dateUpdated": "2026-07-17T19:58:31.025Z" }, "title": "IBM Storage Protect Client is vulnerable to Heap-Based Buffer Overflow", "affected": [ { "vendor": "IBM", "product": "Storage Protect Client", "versions": [ { "status": "affected", "version": "8.1.0.0", "lessThanOrEqual": "8.1.27.0, 8.1.27.1", "versionType": "semver" }, { "status": "affected", "version": "8.2.0.0", "lessThanOrEqual": "8.2.1.0", "versionType": "semver" } ], "cpes": [ "cpe:2.3:a:ibm:storage_protect_client:8.1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "cpe:2.3:a:ibm:storage_protect_client:8.1.27.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "cpe:2.3:a:ibm:storage_protect_client:8.2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "cpe:2.3:a:ibm:storage_protect_client:8.2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*" ] } ], "descriptions": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "IBM Storage Protect Client 8.1.0.0 through 8.1.27.0, 8.1.27.1, and 8.2.0.0 through 8.2.1.0 IBM Storage Protect is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking. A remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the server to crash.", "supportingMedia": [ { "type": "text/html", "base64": false, "value": "
IBM Storage Protect Client 8.1.0.0 through 8.1.27.0, 8.1.27.1, and 8.2.0.0 through 8.2.1.0 IBM Storage Protect is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking. A remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the server to crash.
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| Product | Fixing level | Platforms | Link to fix and instructions |
| IBM Storage Protect Client | 8.2.1.2 | Windows | https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7267111 |
Details about the upgrade path to be followed for IBM Storage Protect Backup-Archive Client:
Manual Upgrade:
| Current version | Upgrade Path |
| 8.1.0.0 - 8.1.27.0, 8.1.27.1 | 8.1.0.0 to 8.2.1.0 to 8.2.1.2 |
| 8.2.0.0 - 8.2.1.0 | 8.2.0.0 to 8.2.1.2 |
Upgrade via Client Auto Deploy
| 8.1.0.0 - 8.1.27.0, 8.1.27.1 | 8.1.27.0 to 8.2.0.0 to 8.2.1.2 , 8.1.27.1 to 8.2.0.0 to 8.2.1.2 |
| 8.2.0.0 | 8.2.1.2 |