CVE-2023-38280

IBM Power HMC privilege escalation

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Published Oct 16, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 8.4 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

IBM HMC (Hardware Management Console) 10.1.1010.0 and 10.2.1030.0 could allow a local user to escalate their privileges to root access on a restricted shell. IBM X-Force ID: 260740.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

IBM

Power HMC

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`10.1.1010.0, 10.2.1030.0`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:hardware_management_console:10.1.1010.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:hardware_management_console:10.2.1030.0:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-42100	IBM HMC (Hardware Management Console) 10.1.1010.0 and 10.2.1030.0 could allow a local user to escalate their privileges to root access on a restricted shell. IBM X-Force ID: 260740.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.171% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/260740
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7047713

History

Sep 17, 2024 8:30 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Ibm Hardware Management Console

Weaknesses

CWE-269

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 7:13 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: ibm
Published: Oct 16, 2023, 1:03 AM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 7:13 PM
Reserved: Jul 14, 2023, 12:46 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 5:39 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 5:39 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:09 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 16, 2023, 2:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:09 AM

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