CVE-2017-1233 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in IBM Remote Control v9, affecting IBM BigFix Remote Control. A highly privileged local attacker can exploit this flaw to replace critical system files, leading to arbitrary code execution with Local System or root privileges. With a CVSS v3 score of 6.7 (Medium), this vulnerability requires local access and high privileges, but its impact is significant, allowing for full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
9.1.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:bigfix_remote_control:9.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.