IBM i 7.2-7.5 Navigator LPE via Management Central
CVE-2023-40685 Published on October 29, 2023
IBM i privilege escalation
Management 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.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2023-40685 can be exploited with local system access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of 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-2023-40685
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Affected Versions
IBM i Version 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5 is affected by CVE-2023-40685Exploit Probability
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