CVE-2024-38330

IBM i privilege escalation

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Published Jul 8, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 7 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

IBM System Management for i 7.2, 7.3, and 7.4 could allow a local user to gain elevated privileges due to an unqualified library program call. A malicious actor could cause user-controlled code to run with administrator privilege. IBM X-Force ID: 295227.

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

i

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`7.2, 7.3, 7.4`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.4:::::::*

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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-2024-37269	IBM System Management for i 7.2, 7.3, and 7.4 could allow a local user to gain elevated privileges due to an unqualified library program call. A malicious actor could cause user-controlled code to run with administrator privilege. IBM X-Force ID: 295227.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.258% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/295227
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7159615

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Ibm I

Weaknesses

CWE-427

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 4:04 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: ibm
Published: Jul 8, 2024, 1:12 AM
Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 4:04 AM
Reserved: Jun 13, 2024, 9:43 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Jul 8, 2024, 12:54 PM

Updated: Jul 8, 2024, 12:54 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 7:39 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 8, 2024, 2:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 7:39 AM

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