CVE-2023-40686 json
IBM i privilege escalation
published 2023-10-29 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-45242
- cvss
- 4.9
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 4%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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. IBM X-Force ID: 264114.
Patch / fix
- ibm.com/support/pages/node/7060686 advisory
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
0.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 4% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- IBM i
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
References
-
ibm.com
/support/pages/node/7060686
vendor-advisory, patch
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/264114
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-40686
- NVD CVE-2023-40686
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