CVE-2023-38721CWE-269

IBM i privilege escalation

High · published August 14, 2023

CVSS v3.1
8.4
EPSS
0%
Percentile
5.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The IBM i 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5 product Facsimile Support for i contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor could gain access to a command line with elevated privileges allowing root access to the host operating system. IBM X-Force ID: 262173.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.4 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00168 · 5.9th percentile
Weakness
CWE-269 · Improper Privilege Management
Published
2023-08-14T17:25Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 14 AUG 17:25Z
    IBM i privilege escalation
    cvelistv5