CVE-2022-43831: IBM Spectrum Scale privilege escalation

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-07-31 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

IBM Storage Scale Container Native Storage Access 5.1.2.1 through 5.1.6.1 could allow a local user to obtain escalated privileges on a host without proper security context settings configured. IBM X-Force ID: 238941.

Affected products

IBM Storage Scale Container Native Storage Access: from 5.1.2.1 through 5.1.6.1

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/238941
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7015067
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/238941
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7015067

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