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CVE-2026-13473CRITICAL
IBM Storage Protect Client is vulnerable to Heap-Based Buffer Overflow
  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   N   N  U  H  H  H    9.8   .0047   38.9     —
AFFECTED
  Product                 Versions   Fixed
  Storage Protect Client  8.1.0.0 –  —
TIMELINE
  Jun 26  Reserved by ibm
  Jul 17  Published (CNA: ibm)
  Aug 11  RESCORED — CVE-2026-13473 (IBM Storage Protect Client). CVSS 8.1 → 9.8 (NVD).
CWE-122 · CNA: ibm · CVSS v3.1 · 1 reference · NVD status: Analyzed

Description

IBM Storage Protect Client 8.1.0.0 through 8.1.27.0, 8.1.27.1, and 8.2.0.0 through 8.2.1.0 IBM Storage Protect is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking. A remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the server to crash.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
June 26, 2026ReservedReserved by ibm
July 17, 2026PublishedPublished (CNA: ibm)
August 11, 2026RESCOREDRESCORED — CVE-2026-13473 (IBM Storage Protect Client). CVSS 8.1 → 9.8 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
IBMStorage Protect Client8.1.0.0

Weaknesses

CWE-122

References (1)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2026-13473 at cve.org

Vendors: ibm

Weaknesses: CWE-122

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This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2026-13473 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Wednesday, August 19, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.