8.4

CVE-2023-38280: ibm hardware_management_console Improper Privilege Management

CVSS: 8.4v3.1HighModified
Published 16-10-2023Last modified 16-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-38280 is a high (CVSS 8.4) Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in ibm hardware_management_console. EPSS estimates a 0.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
34/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.4/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.17%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 16-10-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

IBM HMC (Hardware Management Console) 10.1.1010.0 and 10.2.1030.0 could allow a local user to escalate their privileges to root access on a restricted shell. IBM X-Force ID: 260740.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.17%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

6%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.01 pp

From 0.16% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.17%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ibm2 products

1 vendor · 2 products

References

2 links