Privilege escalation in IBM Merge Efilm Workstation
CVE-2024-23620
An improper privilege management vulnerability exists in IBM Merge Healthcare eFilm Workstation. A local, authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to escalate privileges to SYSTEM.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (4.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 5th percentile — 4.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- blog.exodusintel.com/2024/01/25/ibm-merge-healthcare-efilm-workstation-system-p… (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-23620?
- CVE-2024-23620 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Merge Efilm Workstation, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-01-26.
- How severe is CVE-2024-23620?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.