Storage Defender Resiliency ServiceApplication · Ibm

CVE-2025-64650

MEDIUM · 6.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-12-08
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 2.0.18 or later.
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71/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
IBM Storage Defender - Resiliency Service 2.0.0 through 2.0.18 could disclose sensitive user credentials in log files.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

IBM Storage Defender Resiliency Service versions 2.0.0 through 2.0.18 contains a vulnerability where sensitive user credentials are inadvertently written to log files, potentially exposing them to unauthorized parties with access to those logs.

MitigationUpgrade to a version beyond 2.0.18 once available, or implement strict access controls on log directories, rotate all potentially exposed credentials, and audit logs for any unauthorized access.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Storage Defender Resiliency ServiceApplication
Affected:>= 2.0, <= 2.0.18

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Check installed version of IBM Storage Defender Resiliency Service
    Query the installed version using the product's administrative interface, command line tools, or by checking the installed software metadata for the product.
    Affected if If the installed version is 2.0.0 through 2.0.18 inclusive, the product falls within the affected range.
  2. Locate log directories used by the product
    Identify the file system paths where IBM Storage Defender Resiliency Service writes its log files. Consult product documentation or configuration files for log path settings.
    Affected if If log directories are found and contain application logs, proceed to inspect them.
  3. Search log files for credential-like strings
    Use grep or similar text search tools to scan log files for patterns resembling credentials: password=, api_key=, secret=, token=, or any plain text passwords, API keys, or authentication tokens.
    Affected if If any user credentials, passwords, API keys, or secrets are found written in log files, the environment is affected.
  4. Verify access controls on log directories
    Check file system permissions on the identified log directories to determine which users and processes have read access to the log files.
    Affected if If log files are readable by unauthorized users or processes, credentials if present could be exposed.

If the installed version is 2.0.0-2.0.18 AND credentials are present in the product's log files, the environment is affected by this vulnerability.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

From vendor data
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 2.0.18
Interim mitigation

Upgrade to a version beyond 2.0.18 once available, or implement strict access controls on log directories, rotate all potentially exposed credentials, and audit logs for any unauthorized access.

Fix this in Storage Defender Resiliency Service Scoped from the published advisory
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.

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