7.8
HIGH
CVE-2023-40686
IBM Management Central Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 29, 2023, 1:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 8, 2023, 1:31 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-40686 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Ibm i
2 Ibm i
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 2
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2023-40686.

URL Resource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/264114 VDB Entry Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7060686 Patch Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-40686 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-40686 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 08, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/264114 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/264114 VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7060686 No Types Assigned https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7060686 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-269
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:i:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:i:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:i:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:i:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05669

percentile

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