CVE-2023-23470: IBM i privilege escalation

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-05-04 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-89

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 products

IBM i: 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/244510
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6987767
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/244510
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6987767

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