CVE-2019-4558
HIGHIBM Spectrum Scale <5.0.3.2, <4.2.3.17 - Privilege Escalation
Title source: llmDescription
A security vulnerability has been identified in all levels of IBM Spectrum Scale V5.0.0.0 through V5.0.3.2 and IBM Spectrum Scale V4.2.0.0 through V4.2.3.17 that could allow a local attacker to obtain root privilege by injecting parameters into setuid files.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/1073732
VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/166282
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0117
EPSS Percentile
63.4%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-74
Status
published
Products (1)
ibm/spectrum_scale
4.2.0.0 - 4.2.3.17
Published
Oct 09, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026