What is CVE-2024-31891?

CVE-2024-31891 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Storage Scale, classified under CWE-250. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-12-14.

How severe is CVE-2024-31891?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Ibm Storage Scale

CVE-2024-31891

IBM Storage Scale GUI 5.1.9.0 through 5.1.9.6 and 5.2.0.0 through 5.2.1.1 contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with command line access to the 'scalemgmt' user can elevate privileges to gain root access to the host operating system.

EPSS: 0.002 (5.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Ibm Storage Scale — versions 5.1.9.0, 5.2.0.0
Ibm Storage_scale
Linux Linux_kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-250

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-31891?: CVE-2024-31891 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Storage Scale, classified under CWE-250. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-12-14.
How severe is CVE-2024-31891?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.