CVE-2024-27261

IBM Storage Defender - Resiliency Service privilege escalation

MEDIUM
6.8
CVSS Score
Published: April 12, 2024 at 12:13 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:19 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorStorage Defender - Resiliency Service· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
MEDIUM6.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

IBM Storage Defender - Resiliency Service 2.0.0 through 2.0.2 could allow a privileged user to install a potentially dangerous tar file, which could give them access to subsequent systems where the package was installed. IBM X-Force ID: 283986.

Affected

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

2.0 ≤ v ≤ 2.0.22.02.0.0
Affected range stops below 2.0.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
linux-linux-kernel (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

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

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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

CVSS

Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-749NVD-CWE-Other

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