CVE-2026-7365
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 · uneditedIBM Operations Analytics - Log Analysis and IBM SmartCloud Analytics - Log Analysis uses default passwords default passwords from the manufacturing process for use during the installation process, which could allow an attacker to bypass authentication.
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 confidenceIBM Operations Analytics - Log Analysis and IBM SmartCloud Analytics - Log Analysis ship with hardcoded default passwords set during the manufacturing/installation process. Attackers with knowledge of these default credentials can bypass authentication mechanisms and gain unauthorized administrative access to the affected systems.
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= 1.3.2.0= 1.3.3.0= 1.3.5.0= 1.3.5.1= 1.3.5.2= 1.3.5.3= 1.3.6.0= 1.3.6.1= 1.3.7.0= 1.3.7.1= 1.3.7.2= 1.3.8.0CVSS 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
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify installed product versionLocate the IBM Operations Analytics Log Analysis installation directory and check the version file, or run the product's version query command (e.g., 'version' command from the installation path or via the admin console)Affected if The installed version matches any of these: 1.3.2.0, 1.3.3.0, 1.3.5.0, 1.3.5.1, 1.3.5.2, 1.3.5.3, 1.3.6.0, 1.3.6.1, 1.3.7.0, 1.3.7.1, 1.3.7.2, 1.3.8.0
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Audit user accounts for default credentialsAccess the user management or authentication configuration panel in the IBM Log Analysis admin console or examine the user configuration files (typically in the config directory under the installation path)Affected if Any administrative or service accounts are still using the factory default passwords set during installation
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Review authentication logs for default credential usageExamine the product's authentication and audit logs (typically found in the logs directory under the installation path, or via the admin console log viewer) for failed login attempts using default usernamesAffected if Logs show authentication attempts using default or administrative account names with incorrect passwords, indicating potential credential guessing attacks
You are affected if IBM Operations Analytics Log Analysis version 1.3.2.0 through 1.3.8.0 is installed and any default passwords have not been changed from the manufacturing defaults.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
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 dataImmediately change all default passwords to strong, unique credentials following vendor guidance. Disable or restrict access to any default accounts that are not needed, and implement monitoring for authentication attempts using default credentials.
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2026-7365 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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