CVE-2023-38721
HIGHIBM i 7.2-7.5 - Local Privilege Escalation via Facsimile Support
Title source: llmDescription
The IBM i 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5 product Facsimile Support for i contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor could gain access to a command line with elevated privileges allowing root access to the host operating system. IBM X-Force ID: 262173.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7023423
VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/262173
Scores
CVSS v3
8.4
EPSS
0.0002
EPSS Percentile
6.7%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-269
Status
published
Products (4)
ibm/i
7.2
ibm/i
7.3
ibm/i
7.4
ibm/i
7.5
Published
Aug 14, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026