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CVE-2023-38280: IBM Power HMC 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: 2023-10-16 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-269

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 products

• IBM Hardware Management Console - Power Systems: 10.1.1010.0, 10.2.1030.0

References

• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/260740
• https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7047713
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/260740
• https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7047713

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