CVE-2023-38721: IBM i 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: 2023-08-14 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-269

Description

The IBM i 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5 product Facsimile Support for i contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor could gain access to a command line with elevated privileges allowing root access to the host operating system. IBM X-Force ID: 262173.

Affected products

IBM i: 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/262173
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7023423
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/262173
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7023423

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