CVE-2023-40378CWE-269

IBM i privilege escalation

Medium · published October 15, 2023

CVSS v3.1
4.9
EPSS
0%
Percentile
3.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

IBM Directory Server for IBM i contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with command line access to the host operating system can elevate privileges to gain component access to the host operating system. IBM X-Force ID: 263584.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
4.9 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00148 · 3.7th percentile
Weakness
CWE-269 · Improper Privilege Management
Published
2023-10-15T01:36Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 15 OCT 01:36Z
    IBM i privilege escalation
    cvelistv5