CVE-2023-43018: IBM CICS TX privilege escalation

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-11-03 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-250

Description

IBM CICS TX Standard 11.1 and Advanced 10.1, 11.1 performs an operation at a privilege level that is higher than the minimum level required, which creates new weaknesses or amplifies the consequences of other weaknesses. IBM X-Force ID: 266163.

Affected products

IBM CICS TX Advanced: 10.1, 11.1

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/266163
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7063668
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/266163
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7063668

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