Security Bulletin: IBM MaaS360 has identified a vulnerability in the MaaS360 MDM for Android Application (CVE-2024-35118)

Summary

A vulnerability was identified and remediated in the IBM MaaS360 MDM for Android Application (Version 8.60 and Prior)

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2024-35118
**DESCRIPTION:**IBM MaaS360 Android agent (v 8.55 and lower) is using hard coded credentials that can be obtained by a user with physical access to the device.
CVSS Base score: 4.6
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/290341 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

IBM encourages customers to update their systems promptly.

Update the MaaS360 MDM for Android to version 8.65 or greater.

The app is available in the Google Play store; update it manually on your device.

If the app is a managed app through the MaaS360 App Catalog, then follow the documentation here.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None