What is CVE-2019-4536?

CVE-2019-4536 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM I, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2019-08-29.

How severe is CVE-2019-4536?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in IBM I

CVE-2019-4536

IBM i 7.4 users who have done a Restore User Profile (RSTUSRPRF) on a system which has been configured with Db2 Mirror for i might have user profiles with elevated privileges caused by incorrect processing during a restore of multiple user profiles. A user with restore privileges could exploit this vulnerability to obtain elevated privileges on the restored system. IBM X-Force ID: 165592.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.003 (19.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm I — versions 7.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory, x_refsource_XF)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-4536?: CVE-2019-4536 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM I, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2019-08-29.
How severe is CVE-2019-4536?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.