CVE-2024-40684CWE-521
IBM Operations Analytics - Log Analysis is affected by Weak Password Policy and Inadequate Account Lockout Mechanism
Medium · published May 27, 2026
What it is
IBM Operations Analytics - Log Analysis 1.3.5.0, 1.3.5.1, 1.3.5.2, 1.3.5.3, 1.3.6.0, 1.3.6.1, 1.3.7.0, 1.3.7.1, 1.3.7.2, and 1.3.8.0, 1.3.8.1, 1.3.8.2, 1.3.8.3, 1.3.8.4 IBM SmartCloud Analytics - Log Analysis does not require that users should have strong passwords by default, which makes it easier for attackers to compromise user accounts.
The record
Technical detail
- CVSS v3.1
- 5.9 · MEDIUM
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CVSS v4.0
- Not supplied
- EPSS
- 0.00360 · 28.5th percentile
- Weakness
- CWE-521 · Weak Password Requirements
- Published
- 2026-05-27T13:48Z
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