Vulnerability · Published May 22, 2024 · Assigned by ibm

CVE-2024-27264IBM Performance Tools for i privilege escalation

High 7.4

In plain English

A high-severity improper access control in i from IBM. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 3% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.4High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 96.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

IBM Performance Tools for i 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5 could allow a local user to gain elevated privileges due to an unqualified library call. A malicious actor could cause user-controlled code to run with administrator privilege. IBM X-Force ID: 284563.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
IBM i 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5

Weakness: CWE-284, CWE-269, CWE-276 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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