VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2023-40377

CVSS score4.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.15%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2023-10-16
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Description

Backup, Recovery, and Media Services (BRMS) for IBM i 7.2, 7.3, and 7.4 contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with command line access to the host operating system can elevate privileges to gain component access to the host operating system. IBM X-Force ID: 263583.

Weakness classification

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

Primary references