How to fix CVE-2026-5935?

Within 24 hours: Inventory all IBM TSSC and TS4500 IMC deployments and document current versions in use. Within 7 days: Implement network segmentation to restrict unauthenticated access to affected systems; apply compensating controls (see below). Within 30 days: Contact IBM for patch availability status and deployment timeline; evaluate upgrade feasibility to version 9.7 or later if released, or plan alternative remediation strategy based on vendor guidance.

Is IBM TSSC/TS4500 IMC affected by CVE-2026-5935?

IBM Total Storage Service Console (TSSC) and TS4500 IMC versions 9.2-9.6 contain a remote code execution vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands across your storage infrastructure without authentication or user interaction.

IBM TSSC/TS4500 IMC CVE-2026-5935

EUVD-2026-25136 HIGH

OS Command Injection (CWE-78)

2026-04-23 [email protected]

GHSA-7345-vwm6-q6vg

Command Injection IBM

7.3

CVSS 3.1

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

Low

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Apr 23, 2026 - 06:47 vuln.today

DescriptionNVD

IBM Total Storage Service Console (TSSC) / TS4500 IMC 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5, 9.6 TSSC/IMC could allow an unauthenticated user to execute arbitrary commands with normal user privileges on the system due to improper validation of user supplied input.

AnalysisAI

Remote code execution in IBM Total Storage Service Console (TSSC) and TS4500 IMC versions 9.2 through 9.6 allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands with normal user privileges via improper input validation. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.3 with network attack vector and low complexity (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N), enabling remote exploitation without authentication. …

RemediationAI

Within 24 hours: Inventory all IBM TSSC and TS4500 IMC deployments and document current versions in use. Within 7 days: Implement network segmentation to restrict unauthenticated access to affected systems; apply compensating controls (see below). …

Analysis

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