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Rewterz Threat Advisory – Multiple IBM i Vulnerabilities

Severity

Medium

Analysis Summary

CVE-2023-40685 CVSS:7.4

Management Central as part of IBM i 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5 Navigator contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with command line access to the operating system can exploit this vulnerability to elevate privileges to gain root access to the operating system.

CVE-2023-40686 CVSS:4.9

Management Central as part of IBM i 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5 Navigator contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with command line access to the operating system can exploit this vulnerability to elevate privileges to gain component access to the operating system.

Impact

  • Privileges Escalation

Indicators Of Compromise

CVE

  • CVE-2023-40685
  • CVE-2023-40686

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 Advisory for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information.

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