Privilege escalation in IBM I

CVE-2023-30989

IBM Performance Tools for i 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5 contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with command line access to the host operating system can elevate privileges to gain all object access to the host operating system. IBM X-Force ID: 254017.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (5.6th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 6th percentile — 5.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2023-30989: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • IBM I — versions 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.2, 7.5

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-30989?
CVE-2023-30989 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM I, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2023-07-16.
How severe is CVE-2023-30989?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.