CVE-2024-23620IBM Merge Healthcare eFilm Workstation SYSTEM Privilege Escalation
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EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.16%, higher than 5% of scored CVEs.
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An improper privilege management vulnerability exists in IBM Merge Healthcare eFilm Workstation. A local, authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to escalate privileges to SYSTEM.
- CVSS
- 8.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-269
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 0.16% (percentile 5)
- Assigned by
- XI
- NVD analysis
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Nov 13, 2024
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 12, 2026
Affected products
IBM Merge Healthcare eFilm Workstation ibm_merge_healthcare:efilm_workstation (from the name) | from 4.1 through 4.2 | CNA record |
ibm merge_efilm_workstation ibm:merge_efilm_workstation | through 4.2 | NVD |
References
- https://blog.exodusintel.com/2024/01/25/ibm-merge-healthcare-efilm-workstation-system-privilege-escalation/third-party-advisory
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