CVE-2023-40685

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Summary

CVECVE-2023-40685
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2023-10-29 02:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-08 01:42:00 UTC
DescriptionManagement 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-269

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Ibm I 7.2 All All All
Operating System Ibm I 7.3 All All All
Operating System Ibm I 7.4 All All All
Operating System Ibm I 7.5 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
IBM X-Force Exchange MISC exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Security Bulletin: IBM i is vulnerable to a local privilege escalation due to flaws in Management Central (CVE-2023-40685, CVE-2023-40686). MISC www.ibm.com
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