CVE-2023-40377

Severity

78%

Complexity

18%

Confidentiality

98%

Backup, Recovery, and Media Services (BRMS) for IBM i 7.2, 7.3, and 7.4 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: 263583.

CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.8. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Overview

Type

IBM i

First reported 1 year ago

2023-10-16 01:15:00

Last updated 1 year ago

2023-10-19 16:40:00

Affected Software

IBM i 7.2

7.2

IBM i 7.4

7.4

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/263583

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7048121

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/263583

VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7048121

Patch, Vendor Advisory

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