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HistoryOct 29, 2023 - 1:00 a.m.

CVE-2023-40685 IBM i privilege escalation

2023-10-2901:00:45
CWE-269
ibm
www.cve.org
3
ibm i
privilege escalation
management central
vulnerability
root access

CVSS3

7.4

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

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

AI Score

8

Confidence

High

EPSS

0

Percentile

5.1%

Management Central as part of IBM i 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5 Navigator contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with command line access to the operating system can exploit this vulnerability to elevate privileges to gain root access to the operating system. IBM X-Force ID: 264116.

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
    "product": "i",
    "vendor": "IBM",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5"
      }
    ]
  }
]

CVSS3

7.4

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

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

AI Score

8

Confidence

High

EPSS

0

Percentile

5.1%

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