CVE-2023-38721

EUVD-2023-42496
The IBM i 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5 product Facsimile Support for i contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability.   A malicious actor could gain access to a command line with elevated privileges allowing root access to the host operating system.  IBM X-Force ID:  262173.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
8.4 HIGH
LOCAL
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
ibmCNA
8.4 HIGH
LOCAL
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 5%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
ibmi
7.2
ibmi
7.3
ibmi
7.4
ibmi
7.5
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= Vulnerable software versions
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/262173
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7023423
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/262173
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7023423