CVE-2022-43831 IBM Spectrum Scale privilege escalation
A local user can escalate privileges on the host due to missing security context settings in IBM Storage Scale Container Native Storage Access.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-43831?
CVE-2022-43831 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Storage Scale Container Native Storage Access, published on 31 Jul 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Storage Scale Container Native Storage Access 5.1.2.1 through 5.1.6.1 could allow a local user to obtain escalated privileges on a host without proper security context settings configured. IBM X-Force ID: 238941.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-43831?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Spectrum Scale Container Native Storage Access.
How do I fix CVE-2022-43831?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-43831 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-43831 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-43831 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM Storage Scale Container Native Storage Access
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c326-4crc-w8r2.