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TI-2024-21002 Aliases CVE-2024-31891GHSA-vg55-7pcg-mj4h

IBM Storage Scale privilege escalation

Priority LOW 35CWE-250Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
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 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-250.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00157 4th 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
Total

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
IBMStorage Scale5.1.9.0 – 5.1.9.6; 5.2.0.0 – 5.2.1.1—No fix listedCNA
  • Storage Scale VendorIBM Affected 5.1.9.0 – 5.1.9.6; 5.2.0.0 – 5.2.1.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:storage_scale:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1.9.0 to before 5.1.9.7; 5.2.0.0 to before 5.2.2.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onLinux
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:storage_scale:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.9.0 to before 5.1.9.7; 5.2.0.0 to before 5.2.2.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Linux

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Advisory ·

    IBM Storage Scale — ibm.com/support/pages/node/7178098

    2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-31891
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vg55-7pcg-mj4h

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2025-00964 IBM Storage Scale command injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-19434 IBM Storage Scale session fixation CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2026-11390 Hard-coded credentials in IBM Storage Scale CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2025-13344 Incorrect permission assignment in IBM Storage Scale CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2024-21003 IBM Storage Scale SQL injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-15866 Sensitive information in log files in IBM Storage Scale CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
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Sources

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