CVE-2023-40375 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting the integrated application server in IBM i versions 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5. An attacker with command-line access can elevate privileges to gain root access on the host operating system. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), indicating a low attack complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no public exploit code available, no evidence of active exploitation, and minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:i:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:i:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:i:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:i:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.