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CVE-2024-45655VulnerabilityPublished

CVE-2024-45655: IBM Application Gateway · Incorrect Permissions

Affects IBM Application GatewaySource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.5Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 2% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 3 Jun 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-26.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Mavencom.ibm/application-gatewaypkg:maven/com.ibm/application-gatewayOther threatsAffected
  • =19.12
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

European organizations should implement the following specific mitigations: 1) Restrict and tightly control local privileged access to servers running IBM Application Gateway, ensuring only trusted administrators have such access. 2) Regularly audit and review permission settings on critical resources related to the Application Gateway to detect and correct any misconfigurations. 3) Employ host-based intrusion detection and monitoring to identify unusual local activity that could indicate exploitation attempts. 4) Isolate management interfaces and restrict access via network segmentation and strong authentication mechanisms. 5) Stay vigilant for IBM security advisories and apply patches or configuration updates promptly once available. 6) Implement strict change management and logging for configuration changes on the gateway to quickly detect unauthorized modifications. 7) Conduct internal penetration testing and vulnerability assessments focusing on local privilege escalation paths to identify and remediate similar permission issues proactively.

Description

IBM Application Gateway 19.12 through 24.09 could allow a local privileged user to perform unauthorized actions due to incorrect permissions assignment.

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