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FKIE_CVE-2023-43018

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2023-11-03 00:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 06:24
Severity
5.9 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Summary
IBM CICS TX Standard 11.1 and Advanced 10.1, 11.1 performs an operation at a privilege level that is higher than the minimum level required, which creates new weaknesses or amplifies the consequences of other weaknesses. IBM X-Force ID: 266163.
References
psirt@us.ibm.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/266163VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
psirt@us.ibm.comhttps://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7063668Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/266163VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7063668Patch, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
ibm cics_tx 10.1
ibm cics_tx 11.1
ibm cics_tx 11.1
linux linux_kernel -
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