What is CVE-2023-40685?

CVE-2023-40685 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm I, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2023-10-29.

How severe is CVE-2023-40685?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-40685 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Privilege escalation in Ibm I

CVE-2023-40685

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 privile…

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.000 (6.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Ibm I — versions 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7060686 (vendor-advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/264116 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-40685?: CVE-2023-40685 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm I, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2023-10-29.
How severe is CVE-2023-40685?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-40685 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.