CVE-2023-37410

SYSTEM privilege escalation via permissive access controls

Published Sep 20, 2023 · Updated Sep 24, 2024

Privilege escalation in IBM Personal Communications 14.0.5, 14.0.6, and 15.0.0 allows local users to gain SYSTEM privileges. Overly permissive access controls enable the elevation, but IBM has not published the affected object or the precise unauthorized operation. Exploitation requires local access to an affected installation and yields SYSTEM-level control without reported user interaction.

CVSS severity8.4
High
EPSS probability0.19%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Privilege escalation in IBM Personal Communications 14.0.5, 14.0.6, and 15.0.0 allows local users to gain SYSTEM privileges. Overly permissive access controls enable the elevation, but IBM has not published the affected object or the precise unauthorized operation. Exploitation requires local access to an affected installation and yields SYSTEM-level control without reported user interaction.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-37410
Published
Sep 20, 2023
Updated
Sep 24, 2024
Vendor
IBM
Product
IBM Personal Communications
Classifications
CWE-264, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 20, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 24, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=14.0.5
  2. Affected versionversion=14.05, 14.06, 15.0.0
  3. Affected versionversion=14.0.6
  4. Affected versionversion=15.0.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

IBM · IBM Personal Communicationsversion=14.0.5; version=14.05, 14.06, 15.0.0; version=14.0.6; version=15.0.0

Published CVSS scores

8.4IBM CNACVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.4IBMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/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
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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