IBM Storage Scale up to 5.1.9.6/5.2.1.1 unnecessary privileges

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Storage Scale up to 5.1.9.6/5.2.1.1. It has been classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Performing a manipulation results in unnecessary privileges. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2024-31891. The attack must be initiated from a local position. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in IBM Storage Scale up to 5.1.9.6/5.2.1.1. This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unnecessary privileges vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-250. The product 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The advisory is shared at ibm.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-31891 since 04/07/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/26/2025). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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Class: Unnecessary privileges
CWE: CWE-250
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Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Recommended: Upgrade
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04/07/2024 🔍
12/14/2024 +251 days 🔍
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07/26/2025 +223 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-31891 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-31891
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-288489

Entryinfo

Created: 12/14/2024 14:29
Updated: 07/26/2025 00:08
Changes: 12/14/2024 14:29 (62), 07/26/2025 00:08 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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