IBM Storage TS4500 Library 1.1.1.6-1.12.0.3 Race Condition Remote Auth Priv Esc
CVE-2026-19178 Published on October 19, 2026
TS4500 Tape Library Race Condition
IBM Storage TS4500 Library 1.1.1.6 through 1.12.0.3 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to gain unauthorized administrative privileges due to a race condition.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-19178 is exploitable with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality and integrity, and no impact on availability.
Weakness Type
What is a Race Condition Vulnerability?
The program contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently.
CVE-2026-19178 has been classified to as a Race Condition vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-19178
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Affected Versions
IBM Storage TS4500 Library:- Version 1.1.1.6, <= 1.12.0.3 is affected.