Local Privilege Escalation via Facsimile Support on IBM i 7.2-7.5
CVE-2023-38721 Published on August 14, 2023
IBM i privilege escalation
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.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2023-38721 can be exploited with local system access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
Improper Privilege Management
The software does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
Products Associated with CVE-2023-38721
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Affected Versions
IBM i Version 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5 is affected by CVE-2023-38721Exploit Probability
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