CVE-2023-37410 IBM Personal Communications privilege escalation

High 8.4 Published Updated

A local attacker can escalate privileges to SYSTEM due to overly permissive access controls in IBM Personal Communications.

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-2023-37410?

CVE-2023-37410 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Person Communications, published on 20 Sep 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Personal Communications 14.05, 14.06, and 15.0.0 could allow a local user to escalate their privileges to the SYSTEM user due to overly permissive access controls. IBM X-Force ID: 260138.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-37410?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Person Communications.

How do I fix CVE-2023-37410?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-37410 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-37410 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-37410 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-rcgv-4rwg-4c9w.

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