PT-2023-6764 · Ibm · Ibm I

Zoltan Panczel · Published 2023-10-28 · Updated 2023-11-08 · CVE-2023-40686

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM i versions 7.2 through 7.5

Description The issue is related to insecure privilege management in the Management Central component of the IBM i operating system. A malicious actor with command line access can exploit this to elevate privileges and gain access to operating system components.

Recommendations For IBM i versions 7.2 through 7.5, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Improper Privilege Management

Incorrect Privilege Assignment

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

CWE-266

Related Identifiers

BDU:2023-07556

CVE-2023-40686

Affected Products

Ibm I

References · 5

• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/264114 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ibm.com/support/pages/node/7060686 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-40686 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40686 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-07556 · Security Note