CVE-2024-31890 HIGH

CVE-2024-31890: IBM i privilege escalation

Vendor Ibm
Product i
Weakness CWE-250
Published June 21, 2024
Last update August 2, 2024
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CVSS base score

7.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

IBM i 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5 product IBM TCP/IP Connectivity Utilities for i contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with command line access to the host operating system can elevate privileges to gain root access to the host operating system. IBM X-Force ID: 288171.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

June 21, 2024 CVE published
August 2, 2024 Record updated