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CVE-2023-40375

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.8)—

Integrated application server for IBM i 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5 contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with command line access to the host operating system can elevate privileges to gain root access to the host operating system. IBM X-Force ID: 263580.

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Exploitation probability (EPSS)

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Affected technologies (1)

IBM — I

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