VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2023-40686

CVSS score4.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.15%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2023-10-29
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

Management Central as part of IBM i 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5 Navigator contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with command line access to the operating system can exploit this vulnerability to elevate privileges to gain component access to the operating system. IBM X-Force ID: 264114.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management

Primary references