Vulnerability · Published Dec 14, 2024 · Assigned by ibm
CVE-2024-31891IBM Storage Scale privilege escalation
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Storage Scale from IBM. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 5% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 95.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
IBM Storage Scale GUI 5.1.9.0 through 5.1.9.6 and 5.2.0.0 through 5.2.1.1 contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with command line access to the 'scalemgmt' user can elevate privileges to gain root access to the host operating system.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| IBM | Storage Scale | 5.1.9.0 – through 5.1.9.65.2.0.0 – through 5.2.1.1 |
Weakness: CWE-250 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7178098 vendor-advisory