Rewterz Threat Advisory – CVE-2023-30988 – IBM i Vulnerability

Severity

High

Analysis Summary

CVE-2023-30988

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 with command line access to the host operating system can elevate privileges to gain root access to the host operating system.

Impact

• Privilege Escalation

Indicators Of Compromise

CVE

• CVE-2023-30988

Affected Vendors

IBM

Affected Products

• IBM i 7.2
• IBM i 7.3
• IBM i 7.4
• IBM i 7.5

Remediation

Refer to IBM Security Bulletin for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. 

IBM Security Bulletin