CVE-2023-40375

Summary

CVE-2023-40375 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting IBM i application servers running on versions 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5. A malicious actor with command line access to the host operating system can exploit this flaw to escalate privileges and gain root access to the system. IBM's X-Force has assigned ID 263580 to this vulnerability. This issue poses a significant security risk, as it allows attackers to bypass access controls and take full control of the affected system. System administrators are urged to apply the available patch or workaround to mitigate this vulnerability.

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