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CVE-2024-23620: IBM Merge Healthcare eFilm Workstation SYSTEM 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: 2024-01-26 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-269

Description

An improper privilege management vulnerability exists in IBM Merge Healthcare eFilm Workstation. A local, authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to escalate privileges to SYSTEM.

Affected products

• IBM Merge Healthcare eFilm Workstation: through 4.2

References

• https://blog.exodusintel.com/2024/01/25/ibm-merge-healthcare-efilm-workstation-system-privilege-escalation/
• https://blog.exodusintel.com/2024/01/25/ibm-merge-healthcare-efilm-workstation-system-privilege-escalation/

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