CVE-2024-27261: IBM Storage Defender - Resiliency Service privilege escalation

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-04-12 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-749

Description

IBM Storage Defender - Resiliency Service 2.0.0 through 2.0.2 could allow a privileged user to install a potentially dangerous tar file, which could give them access to subsequent systems where the package was installed. IBM X-Force ID: 283986.

Affected products

IBM Storage Defender - Resiliency Service: from 2.0 before 2.0.3 — fixed in 2.0.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: IBM Storage Defender - Resiliency Service 2.0.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/283986
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7148023
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/283986
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7148023

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