CVE-2024-31890
highpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.002 · 7 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-29
IBM i 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5 product IBM TCP/IP Connectivity Utilities for i contains a local 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. IBM X-Force ID: 288171.
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affected products (5)
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references (8)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2024-31890/cnnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/288171cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/IBM-i-privilege-escalation-via-TCP-IP-Connectivity-Utilities-44568cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7158240cnnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/288171enisa_euvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7158240enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/288171Vendor Advisorynvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7158240Vendor Advisorynvd
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