CVE-2023-40685 HIGH

CVE-2023-40685: IBM i privilege escalation

Vendor Ibm
Product i
Weakness CWE-269
Published October 29, 2023
Last update September 16, 2024

CVSS base score

7.4/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 29, 2023 CVE published
September 16, 2024 Record updated