CVE-2023-38734 json
IBM Robotic Process Automation privilege escalation
published 2023-08-22 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-42509
- cvss
- 6.6
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.7%
- EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 53%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
IBM Robotic Process Automation 21.0.0 through 21.0.7.1 and 23.0.0 through 23.0.1 is vulnerable to incorrect privilege assignment when importing users from an LDAP directory. IBM X-Force ID: 262481.
Patch / fix
- ibm.com/support/pages/node/7028227 advisory
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
0.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 53% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- IBM Robotic Process Automation
- ibm robotic_process_automation
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
References
-
ibm.com
/support/pages/node/7028227
vendor-advisory, patch
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/262481
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-38734
- NVD CVE-2023-38734
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