Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2025-14115

IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX Container 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 IBM® Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX contains h

Published Jan 20, 2026 · catalog updated Feb 26, 2026 · IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX Container

Last checked Nov 4, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-14115. EPSS is 0.11%. Act only if a listed version of IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX Container is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High8.4
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.11%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX Container 6.3.0.0 ≤6.3.0.6 Interim Fix 016

IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX Container 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 IBM® Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data.

Are you affected?

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  • vendor IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX Container 6.3.0.0 ≤6.3.0.6 Interim Fix 0166.3.0.0 ≤6.3.0.6 Interim Fix 016

How to fix CVE-2025-14115

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-14115. EPSS is 0.11%. Act only if a listed version of IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX Container is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX Container 6.3.0.0 ≤6.3.0.6 Interim Fix 016 6.3.0.0 ≤6.3.0.6 Interim Fix 016. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.11%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jan 20, 2026 · EUVD

    Detected

    IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX Container 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 IBM® Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data.

  2. Feb 26, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX Container 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 IBM® Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-14115

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-14115

    30-day exploitation probability 0.11%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2026-3421

    IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX Container 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 IBM® Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound au

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 3, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • CVE.orgNov 4, 2026
  • FIRST EPSSNov 3, 2026
  • EUVDNov 2, 2026