CVE-2025-14115

Local compromise via hard-coded deployment credential

Published Jan 20, 2026 · Updated Jan 20, 2026

Hard-coded credentials in IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX Container allow local users to compromise protected operations. Standard User Mode embeds one fixed credential instead of generating a unique credential during container initialization. Affected releases are 6.3.0.0 through 6.3.0.6 Interim Fix 016 and 6.4.0.0 through 6.4.0.3 Interim Fix 019; Standard User Mode and local access are required, and protected uses include inbound authentication, external communication, and internal encryption.

CVSS severity8.4
High
EPSS probability0.10%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Hard-coded credentials in IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX Container allow local users to compromise protected operations. Standard User Mode embeds one fixed credential instead of generating a unique credential during container initialization. Affected releases are 6.3.0.0 through 6.3.0.6 Interim Fix 016 and 6.4.0.0 through 6.4.0.3 Interim Fix 019; Standard User Mode and local access are required, and protected uses include inbound authentication, external communication, and internal encryption.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-14115
Published
Jan 20, 2026
Updated
Jan 20, 2026
Vendor
IBM
Product
IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX Container
Classifications
CWE-798, T1552.001
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 20, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jan 20, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=6.3.0.0 <=6.3.0.6 Interim Fix 016
  2. Affected versionversion=6.4.0.0 <=6.4.0.3 Interim Fix 019

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

IBM · IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX Containerversion=6.3.0.0 <=6.3.0.6 Interim Fix 016; version=6.4.0.0 <=6.4.0.3 Interim Fix 019

Published CVSS scores

8.4IBMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-798Use of Hard-coded Credentials
T1552.001Credentials In Files

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