CVE-2024-27275
IBM i privilege escalation
Description
IBM i 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5 contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability caused by an insufficient authority requirement. A local user without administrator privilege can configure a physical file trigger to execute with the privileges of a user socially engineered to access the target file. The correction is to require administrator privilege to configure trigger support.
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CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:LAttack VectorLocal
AC:HAttack ComplexityHigh
PR:NPrivileges RequiredNone
UI:NUser InteractionNone
Scope
S:UScopeUnchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentialityHigh
I:HIntegrityHigh
A:HAvailabilityHigh
Weaknesses
Affected Products
IBM
commercial·USaka international business machines
iOn-prem
Operating SystemsIBM Corp.
commercial·USaka ibm, ibm corporation
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Exploitability
Official Patch Available
Attack Graph
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MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques Initial Access
References
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7157637
ibm.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/285203
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7157637
ibm.com
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