Is CVE-2008-5686 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-5686 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-5686?

CVE-2008-5686 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 8.5 (HIGH).

CVE-2008-5686

HIGH · CVSS 8.5EPSS 2.1%EU EUVD

IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager (TPM) before 5.1.1.1 IF0006, when its LDAP service is shared with other applications, does not require that an LDAP user be listed in the TPM user records, which allows remote authenticated users to execute SOAP commands that access arbitrary TPM functionality, as demonstrated by running provisioning workflows.

Key facts

CVSS score: 8.5 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-287
EPSS score: 2.1% (82th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-5657)
Published: December 19, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-5657 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

ibm / tivoli provisioning manager
ibm / tivoli provisioning manager
ibm / tivoli provisioning manager
ibm / tivoli provisioning manager

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/33143(Vendor Advisory)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021394
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21330228(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32824
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3432

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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