CVE-2024-38330

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

IBM System Management for i 7.2, 7.3, and 7.4 could allow a local user to gain elevated privileges due to an unqualified library program call. A malicious actor could cause user-controlled code to run with administrator privilege. IBM X-Force ID: 295227.

IBM System Management para i 7.2, 7.3 y 7.4 podría permitir que un usuario local obtenga privilegios elevados debido a una llamada no calificada a un programa de librería. Un actor malintencionado podría provocar que el código controlado por el usuario se ejecute con privilegios de administrador. ID de IBM X-Force: 295227.

*Credits: Zoltan Panczel

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

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Track*

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Total

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2024-06-13 CVE Reserved
2024-07-08 CVE Published
2024-07-12 EPSS Updated
2024-08-02 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-427: Uncontrolled Search Path Element

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/295227	2024-07-11
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7159615	2024-07-11

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