CVE-2023-38721

IBM i privilege escalation

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Track*

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Track*

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Total

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2023-07-25 CVE Reserved
2023-08-14 CVE Published
2024-10-09 CVE Updated
2025-04-15 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7023423	2023-08-23

URL	Date	SRC
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/262173	2023-08-23

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"		I Search vendor "Ibm" for product "I"				7.2 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "I" and version "7.2"		-		Affected
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"		I Search vendor "Ibm" for product "I"				7.3 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "I" and version "7.3"		-		Affected
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"		I Search vendor "Ibm" for product "I"				7.4 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "I" and version "7.4"		-		Affected
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"		I Search vendor "Ibm" for product "I"				7.5 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "I" and version "7.5"		-		Affected