CVE-2022-43831
IBM Spectrum Scale privilege escalation
IBM Storage Scale Container Native Storage Access 5.1.2.1 through 5.1.6.1 could allow a local user to obtain escalated privileges on a host without proper security context settings configured. IBM X-Force ID: 238941.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
IBM Spectrum Scale privilege escalation
IBM Storage Scale Container Native Storage Access 5.1.2.1 through 5.1.6.1 could allow a local user to obtain escalated privileges on a host without proper security context settings configured. IBM X-Force ID: 238941.
- Record
CVE-2022-43831- CVSS 3.1
- 7.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-46801
IBM Storage Scale Container Native Storage Access 5.1.2.1 through 5.1.6.1 could allow a local user to obtain escalated privileges on a host without proper security context settings configured. IBM X-Force ID: 238941.
- Record
EUVD-2022-46801- CVSS 3.1
- 7.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c326-4crc-w8r2
IBM Storage Scale Container Native Storage Access 5.1.2.1 through 5.1.6.1 could allow a local...
IBM Storage Scale Container Native Storage Access 5.1.2.1 through 5.1.6.1 could allow a local user to obtain escalated privileges on a host without proper security context settings configured. IBM X-Force ID: 238941.
- Record
GHSA-c326-4crc-w8r2- CVSS 3.1
- 7.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
IBM Storage Scale Container Native Storage Access 5.1.2.1 through 5.1.6.1 could allow a local user to obtain escalated privileges on a host without proper security context settings configured. IBM X-Force ID: 238941.
- Record
CVE-2022-43831- CVSS 3.1
- 7.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - 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-2022-43831 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.4) in Ibm Storage Scale Container Native Storage Access, published July 31, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.18%, the 7th percentile. No source names a fixed version.