CVE-2023-37400

Local privilege escalation

Published Apr 19, 2024 · Updated Aug 2, 2024

Privilege escalation in IBM Aspera Faspex 5.0.0 through 5.0.7 allows local users to gain elevated privileges via insecure credential storage. IBM identifies insecure credential storage as the cause but does not disclose the credential, storage locus, or unsafe storage operation. A local account is required, and successful exploitation grants elevated privileges, but IBM does not specify the resulting account or execution context.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.15%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Privilege escalation in IBM Aspera Faspex 5.0.0 through 5.0.7 allows local users to gain elevated privileges via insecure credential storage. IBM identifies insecure credential storage as the cause but does not disclose the credential, storage locus, or unsafe storage operation. A local account is required, and successful exploitation grants elevated privileges, but IBM does not specify the resulting account or execution context.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-37400
Published
Apr 19, 2024
Updated
Aug 2, 2024
Vendor
IBM
Product
IBM Aspera Faspex
Classifications
CWE-522, T1552.001
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 19, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=5.0.0
  2. Affected versionversion=5.0.0 <=5.0.7

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

IBM · IBM Aspera Faspexversion=5.0.0; version=5.0.0 <=5.0.7

Published CVSS scores

8.4IBM Security BulletinCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8IBM CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-522Insufficiently Protected Credentials
T1552.001Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files

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