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TI-2023-23069 Aliases CVE-2023-43058GHSA-5qjv-68rj-pjqh

IBM Robotic Process Automation privilege escalation

Priority MEDIUM 43Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

IBM Robotic Process Automation 23.0.9 is vulnerable to privilege escalation that affects ownership of projects. IBM X-Force ID: 247527.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00668 52nd 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
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
IBMRobotic Process Automation23.0.9—No fix listedCNA
  • Robotic Process Automation VendorIBM Affected 23.0.9 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:robotic_process_automation:23.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*23.0.9VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:robotic_process_automation_for_cloud_pak:23.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*23.0.9VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:robotic_process_automation:23.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 23.0.9 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:robotic_process_automation_for_cloud_pak:23.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 23.0.9 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Red Hat

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-43058
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5qjv-68rj-pjqh
  3. 2026-10-06 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2023-20075 IBM Robotic Process Automation privilege escalation CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-06718 SQL injection in IBM Robotic Process Automation 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
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Sources

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