CVE-2023-38280 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting IBM Hardware Management Console (HMC) versions 10.1.1010.0 and 10.2.1030.0. A local attacker with restricted shell access can exploit this flaw to gain root privileges on the system. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and no user interaction, allowing for full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
10.1.1010.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:hardware_management_console:10.1.1010.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.2.1030.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:hardware_management_console:10.2.1030.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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