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CVE-2023-43058

Status: ModifiedCritical (9.8)—

IBM Robotic Process Automation 23.0.9 is vulnerable to privilege escalation that affects ownership of projects. IBM X-Force ID: 247527.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (2)

IBM — Robotic Process AutomationIBM — Robotic Process Automation FOR Cloud PAK

CWEs

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

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