CVE-2024-35137Public exploit

Local privilege escalation via passwordless cluster account

Published Jun 28, 2024 · Updated Nov 3, 2025

Local privilege escalation in IBM Security Verify Access Docker 10.0.0.0 through 10.0.7.1 allows local users to gain cluster account privileges. The verify-access image leaves the cluster password field empty in /etc/shadow, while /etc/passwd assigns /usr/sbin/wga_clustersh as the account shell. Exploitation requires local access to an instance with an SSH server installed and grants the permissions assigned to the cluster account.

CVSS severity6.2
Medium
EPSS probability0.26%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Local privilege escalation in IBM Security Verify Access Docker 10.0.0.0 through 10.0.7.1 allows local users to gain cluster account privileges. The verify-access image leaves the cluster password field empty in /etc/shadow, while /etc/passwd assigns /usr/sbin/wga_clustersh as the account shell. Exploitation requires local access to an instance with an SSH server installed and grants the permissions assigned to the cluster account.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-35137
Published
Jun 28, 2024
Updated
Nov 3, 2025
Vendor
IBM
Product
IBM Security Verify Access Docker
Classifications
CWE-258, CWE-521, T1078
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 28, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 3, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=10.0.0.0 <=10.0.7.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

IBM · IBM Security Verify Access Dockerversion=10.0.0.0 <=10.0.7.1

Published CVSS scores

6.2IBM CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-258Empty Password in Configuration File
CWE-521Weak Password Requirements
T1078Valid Accounts

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