IBM i 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 product IBM TCP/IP Connectivity Utilities for i contains a privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with command line access to the host operating system can elevate privileges to gain root access to the host operating system.
Weakness
The product 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.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | Ibm | 7.2 (including) | 7.2 (including) |
| I | Ibm | 7.3 (including) | 7.3 (including) |
| I | Ibm | 7.4 (including) | 7.4 (including) |
| I | Ibm | 7.5 (including) | 7.5 (including) |
| I | Ibm | 7.6 (including) | 7.6 (including) |
Potential Mitigations
Related Attack Patterns
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/104.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/470.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/69.html