IBM i privilege escalation

published 2023-05-04 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-27570

cvss: 7.2; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.5%; EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 44%
public exploits: 0; none known

IBM i 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5 could allow an authenticated privileged administrator to gain elevated privileges in non-default configurations, as a result of improper SQL processing. By using a specially crafted SQL operation, the administrator could exploit the vulnerability to perform additional administrator operations. IBM X-Force ID: 244510.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 21 mo ago (2025-01-29)

Exploit prediction

0.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 44% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	6.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA ADP	3.1	7.2	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA	3.1	7.2	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

IBM i

Classification

Weakness

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command

References

ibm.com /support/pages/node/6987767
vendor-advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/244510
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2023-23470
NVD CVE-2023-23470

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Summary