CVE•Published 2026-07-17•Modified 2026-08-11•1 article on news•4 live references•NVD data

CVE-2026-13473Ibm · Storage_protect

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

8.1

HIGH

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

EPSS percentile

Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 63% of all CVEs

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-122Heap-based Buffer Overflow

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.

Timeline

Published 2026-07-17

Modified 2026-08-11

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB VulnCheck

Search for exposed instances

Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).

Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts

vuln:CVE-2026-13473

Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.

Shodan · product

product:"Ibm Storage Protect"

All exposed Ibm Storage Protect instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.

Shodan · banner/body mention

http.html:"Storage Protect"

HTTP body or banner mentions "Storage Protect" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.

More intel sources (5)

Shodan report

vuln:CVE-2026-13473