CVE-2023-38721

Summary

CVE-2023-38721 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting IBM i 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5 versions with Facsimile Support. A malicious actor can exploit this issue to gain elevated privileges, potentially allowing root access to the host operating system. IBM X-Force has identified this vulnerability with an ID of 262173. This defect poses a significant risk to system security and requires immediate attention from IBM i users.

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