CVE-2026-3161

Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.

Description

IBM Cloud Pak System 2.3.6.0, and 2.3.6.1 uses weaker than expected cryptographic algorithms that could allow an attacker to decrypt highly sensitive information.

Severity

HIGH

CVSS score

7.5 (v3.1)

Vulnerability status

Analyzed

Source identifier

[email protected]

Published

2026-10-19 18:17:07.140000

Last modified

2026-11-06 18:36:02.387000

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  "id": "CVE-2026-3161",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-10-19T18:17:07.140",
  "lastModified": "2026-11-06T18:36:02.387",
  "vulnStatus": "Analyzed",
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    }
  ],
  "affected": [
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      "source": "[email protected]",
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          ],
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            }
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  "references": [
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      "url": "https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7290183",
      "source": "[email protected]",
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