IBM Robotic Process Automation privilege escalation
Priority MEDIUM 50CWE-269Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
IBM Robotic Process Automation 21.0.0 through 21.0.7.1 and 23.0.0 through 23.0.1 is vulnerable to incorrect privilege assignment when importing users from an LDAP directory. IBM X-Force ID: 262481.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00697 53rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | Robotic Process Automation | 21.0.0 – 21.0.7.1; 23.0.0 – 23.0.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Robotic Process Automation VendorIBM Affected 21.0.0 – 21.0.7.1; 23.0.0 – 23.0.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:robotic_process_automation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 21.0.0 – 21.0.7.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:robotic_process_automation:23.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 23.0.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:robotic_process_automation:23.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 23.0.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:robotic_process_automation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.0.0 – 21.0.7.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:robotic_process_automation:23.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 23.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:robotic_process_automation:23.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 23.0.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-38734
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x3qh-7758-4h7p
References
More IBM Robotic Process Automation vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-06718 SQL injection in IBM Robotic Process Automation CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-23069 IBM Robotic Process Automation privilege escalation CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-21351 Incorrect default permissions in IBM Robotic Process Automation CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2022-18554 Insufficiently protected credentials in IBM Robotic Process Automation CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2022-06782 IBM Robotic Process Automation 21.0.0, 21.0.1, and 21.0.2 contains a vulnerability that… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2022-06728 Improper input validation in IBM Robotic Process Automation CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2023-38734 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-38734 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x3qh-7758-4h7p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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