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CVE-2023-38280

IBM Power HMC privilege escalation

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: October 16, 2023 at 01:03 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:09 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorHardware Management Console

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

IBM HMC (Hardware Management Console) 10.1.1010.0 and 10.2.1030.0 could allow a local user to escalate their privileges to root access on a restricted shell. IBM X-Force ID: 260740.

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/260740
Vendor AdvisoryPatch
Source: [email protected]
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7047713

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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

CVSS

7.8HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-269

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