CVE-2022-41739
IBM Spectrum Scale privilege escalation
IBM Spectrum Scale (IBM Spectrum Scale Container Native Storage Access 5.1.2.1 through 5.1.6.0) could allow programs running inside the container to overcome isolation mechanism and gain additional capabilities or access sensitive information on the host. IBM X-Force ID: 237815.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
IBM Spectrum Scale privilege escalation
IBM Spectrum Scale (IBM Spectrum Scale Container Native Storage Access 5.1.2.1 through 5.1.6.0) could allow programs running inside the container to overcome isolation mechanism and gain additional capabilities or access sensitive information on the host. IBM X-Force ID: 237815.
- Record
CVE-2022-41739- CVSS 3.1
- 7.9 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-44910
IBM Spectrum Scale (IBM Spectrum Scale Container Native Storage Access 5.1.2.1 through 5.1.6.0) could allow programs running inside the container to overcome isolation mechanism and gain additional capabilities or access sensitive information on the host. IBM X-Force ID: 237815.
- Record
EUVD-2022-44910- CVSS 3.1
- 7.9 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5v6x-pq3h-wvrm
IBM Spectrum Scale (IBM Spectrum Scale Container Native Storage Access 5.1.2.1 through 5.1.6.0)...
IBM Spectrum Scale (IBM Spectrum Scale Container Native Storage Access 5.1.2.1 through 5.1.6.0) could allow programs running inside the container to overcome isolation mechanism and gain additional capabilities or access sensitive information on the host. IBM X-Force ID: 237815.
- Record
GHSA-5v6x-pq3h-wvrm- CVSS 3.1
- 7.9 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
IBM Spectrum Scale (IBM Spectrum Scale Container Native Storage Access 5.1.2.1 through 5.1.6.0) could allow programs running inside the container to overcome isolation mechanism and gain additional capabilities or access sensitive information on the host. IBM X-Force ID: 237815.
- Record
CVE-2022-41739- CVSS 3.1
- 7.9 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-41739 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.9) in Ibm Spectrum Scale Container Native Storage Access, published April 26, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.20%, the 9th percentile. No source names a fixed version.