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CVE-2019-4088
IBM Spectrum Protect Servers 7.1 and 8.1 and Storage Agents could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused…
High7.4EPSS 0.53%
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- ibm
Description
IBM Spectrum Protect Servers 7.1 and 8.1 and Storage Agents could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by loading a specially crafted library loaded by the dsmqsan module. By setting up such a library, a local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain root privileges on the vulnerable system. IBM X-Force ID: 157511.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| ibmCNA (assigner) | 3.0 | High7.4 | CVSS:3.0/I:H/C:H/PR:N/A:H/S:U/AC:H/AV:L/UI:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.53% · top 55% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.4.
Weakness
- Gain Privileges
Affected products
- affected 7.1
- affected 8.1
References (2)
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10882472 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ibm-tsm-cve20194088-priv-escalation (157511) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
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