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IBM Documentation Offline CVE-2026-17468

| EUVDEUVD-2026-58454 MEDIUM
Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key (CWE-321)
2026-08-13 ibm GHSA-vg5w-cvp2-cj2p
5.3
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: ibm
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Vendor (ibm) PRIMARY
5.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
vuln.today AI
6.5 MEDIUM

Session token forgery enables user impersonation, warranting C:L over the NVD-assigned C:N; all other metrics align with the network-accessible, no-auth attack model.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (ibm).

CVSS VectorVendor: ibm

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

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Analysis Generated
Aug 13, 2026 - 21:46 vuln.today

DescriptionCVE.org

IBM Documentation Offline 1.0.0 through 1.4.1 could allow a remote attacker to forge valid session tokens due to the use of a hardcoded cryptographic key.

AnalysisAI

Session token forgery is possible in IBM Documentation Offline versions 1.0.0 through 1.4.1 because the application uses a hardcoded cryptographic key to generate or validate session tokens. An unauthenticated remote attacker who recovers the embedded key - via binary analysis, decompilation, or source exposure - can craft arbitrary valid session tokens and impersonate any authenticated user without supplying credentials. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Obtain IBM Documentation Offline package
Delivery
Extract hardcoded signing key via static analysis
Exploit
Craft forged session token for target user
Execution
Submit token to unpatched Documentation Offline instance
Impact
Access authenticated content as impersonated user

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation No authentication is required; the attacker must only have network access to the IBM Documentation Offline web interface (AV:N, PR:N per CVSS vector). … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The NVD CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N, score 5.3 Medium) rates integrity impact as Low and confidentiality impact as None. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An attacker identifies a target organization running IBM Documentation Offline 1.0.0-1.4.1, downloads a copy of the application package from a trial, public source, or compromised instance, and extracts the hardcoded signing key through static binary analysis or decompilation. Using that key, the attacker crafts a session token for a privileged user account and submits it in authenticated requests to the Documentation Offline instance, gaining unauthorized access without ever supplying a password. …
Remediation The primary fix is to apply the vendor-released patch per IBM security advisory 7283484 at https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283484. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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