CVE-2023-40686
low-risk
Published 2023-10-29
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.
Do I need to act?
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0.02% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
4
CVSS 4.9/10
Medium
LOCAL
/ HIGH complexity
Affected Vendors
23
/ 100
low-risk
Severity
13/34 · Low
Exploitability
0/34 · Minimal
Exposure
10/34 · Low