# 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.

- **Severity:** High 7.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 31 Jul 2023
- **Updated:** 18 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c326-4crc-w8r2

## 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: 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

- [CVE-2022-41736](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41736/): IBM Spectrum Scale Container Native Storage Access privilege escalation (high 8.4)
- [CVE-2022-41739](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41739/): IBM Spectrum Scale privilege escalation (high 7.9)
- [CVE-2022-43867](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-43867/): IBM Spectrum Scale command execution (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2022-41738](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41738/): IBM Spectrum Scale security bypass (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2022-41737](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41737/): IBM Spectrum Scale security bypass (high 7.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-43831 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-43831 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Storage Scale Container Native Storage Access. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-43831/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-43831/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-43831
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-43831
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-43831

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-43831/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.