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CVE-2023-23470

IBM i privilege escalation

MEDIUM
6.4
CVSS Score
Published: May 4, 2023 at 01:32 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:37 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorI

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Severity
MEDIUM6.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

IBM i 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5 could allow an authenticated privileged administrator to gain elevated privileges in non-default configurations, as a result of improper SQL processing. By using a specially crafted SQL operation, the administrator could exploit the vulnerability to perform additional administrator operations. IBM X-Force ID: 244510.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (2)

VDB EntryVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/244510
Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6987767

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

6.4MEDIUMibm
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-89CWE-79

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