CVE-2024-31891

HIGH EPSS 5.0%
Published Dec 14, 20241y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
7.8 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published Dec 14, 2024 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
7.8
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
5.0% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-250

Affected Products 3

VendorProductVersionRange
ibmstorage_scale*≥5.1.9.0  –  <5.1.9.7
ibmstorage_scale*≥5.2.0.0  –  <5.2.2.0
linuxlinux_kernel*any

References 1

  • ibm.com https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7178098
    Vendor Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.