VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2023-40375
Integrated application server for IBM i 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5 contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.15%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.15%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Integrated application server for IBM i 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5 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: 263580.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.15% probability · 4th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-269
- Affected
- ibm/i
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
References
- https://https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/263580Broken Link, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7038748Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/263580Broken Link, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7038748Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.