CVE-2024-31891 (GCVE-0-2024-31891)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-12-14 13:01 – Updated: 2024-12-16 17:03
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
IBM Storage Scale privilege escalation
Summary
IBM Storage Scale GUI 5.1.9.0 through 5.1.9.6 and 5.2.0.0 through 5.2.1.1
contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with command line access to the 'scalemgmt' user can elevate privileges to gain root access to the host operating system.
Severity
7.8 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-12-16 17:02 UTC
CWE
- CWE-250 - Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7178098 | vendor-advisory |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | Storage Scale |
Affected:
5.1.9.0 , ≤ 5.1.9.6
(semver)
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