VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2023-38721

CVSS score8.4 HIGH
EPSS probability0.17%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2023-08-14
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

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.

Weakness classification

  • psirt@us.ibm.com: CWE-269
  • nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-noinfo

Primary references