PT-2023-6768 · Ibm · Ibm I

Zoltan Panczel · Published 2023-10-28 · Updated 2023-11-08 · CVE-2023-40685

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 to the operating system can exploit this to elevate privileges and gain root access to the operating system.

Recommendations For IBM i versions 7.2 through 7.5, update to a version that contains a fix for this issue, as no specific workaround or mitigation measures are provided in the available information. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Incorrect Privilege Assignment

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-266

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

BDU:2023-07576

CVE-2023-40685

Affected Products

Ibm I

References · 6

• https://ibm.com/support/pages/node/7060686 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40685 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/264116 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-07576 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-40685 · Vendor Advisory
• https://twitter.com/cracbot/status/1718966041600995401 · Twitter Post