CVE-2026-13473

HIGHPre-NVD 8.18.1—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 8.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-07-17. a secondary CVSS source baseline 8.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
8.1
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 8.1Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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.

CVSS v3
8.1
EG Score
8.1(high)
EG Risk
37(Track)
EG Risk 37/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity81% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS
37.1%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 17, 2026

Last Modified

July 23, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jul 17, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Security Bulletin: IBM Storage Protect Client is vulnerable to Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (CVE-2026-13473)

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7279728

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-13473(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 10× in last 7d / 14× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-24 14:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-23 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-07-23 03:05 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-07-23 00:12 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-07-23 00:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-07-21 15:24 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-20 17:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-07-19 14:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-07-19 02:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-07-17 22:02 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-07-17 22:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-07-17 20:15 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-07-17 20:14 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-13473?
CVE-2026-13473 is a high vulnerability published on July 17, 2026. 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…
When was CVE-2026-13473 disclosed?
CVE-2026-13473 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 17, 2026, with the most recent update on July 23, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-13473 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-13473 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 37.1% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-13473?
CVE-2026-13473 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-13473?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-13473, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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