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CVE-2024-27275

IBM i privilege escalation

Severity Score

7.4
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Attend
*SSVC
Descriptions

IBM i 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5 contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability caused by an insufficient authority requirement. A local user without administrator privilege can configure a physical file trigger to execute with the privileges of a user socially engineered to access the target file. The correction is to require administrator privilege to configure trigger support. IBM X-Force ID: 285203.

IBM i 7.2, 7.3, 7.4 y 7.5 contiene una vulnerabilidad de escalada de privilegios local causada por un requisito de autoridad insuficiente. Un usuario local sin privilegios de administrador puede configurar un activador de archivo físico para ejecutarlo con los privilegios de un usuario manipulado socialmente para acceder al archivo de destino. La corrección consiste en requerir privilegios de administrador para configurar la compatibilidad con activadores. ID de IBM X-Force: 285203.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Attend
Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Total
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2024-02-22 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-06-15 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-30 CVE Updated
  • 2025-04-15 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-264: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
  • CWE-287: Improper Authentication
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Affected