IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation incorrect privilege assignment
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-266.
Summary
IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation 18.0.0, 18.0.1, 18.0.2, 19.0.1, 19.0.2, 19.0.3, 20.0.1, 20.0.2, 20.0.3, 21.0.1, 21.0.2, 21.0.3, 22.0.1, and 22.0.2 allows restricting access to organizational data to valid contexts. The fact that tasks of type comment can be reassigned via API implicitly grants access to user queries in an unexpected context.
Why it matters now
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | Cloud Pak for Business Automation | 18.0.0, 18.0.1, 18.0.2, 19.0.1, 19.0.2, 19.0.3, 20.0.1, 20.0.2, 20.0.3, 21.0.1, 21.0.2, 21.0.3, 22.0.1, 22.0.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Cloud Pak for Business Automation VendorIBM Affected 18.0.0, 18.0.1, 18.0.2, 19.0.1, 19.0.2, 19.0.3, 20.0.1, 20.0.2, 20.0.3, 21.0.1, 21.0.2, 21.0.3, 22.0.1, 22.0.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 14
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cloud_pak_for_business_automation:18.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 18.0.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cloud_pak_for_business_automation:18.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 18.0.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cloud_pak_for_business_automation:18.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 18.0.2 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cloud_pak_for_business_automation:19.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 19.0.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cloud_pak_for_business_automation:19.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 19.0.2 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cloud_pak_for_business_automation:19.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 19.0.3 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cloud_pak_for_business_automation:20.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 20.0.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cloud_pak_for_business_automation:20.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 20.0.2 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cloud_pak_for_business_automation:20.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 20.0.3 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cloud_pak_for_business_automation:21.0.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 21.0.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cloud_pak_for_business_automation:18.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 18.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cloud_pak_for_business_automation:18.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 18.0.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cloud_pak_for_business_automation:18.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 18.0.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cloud_pak_for_business_automation:19.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.0.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cloud_pak_for_business_automation:19.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.0.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cloud_pak_for_business_automation:19.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.0.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cloud_pak_for_business_automation:20.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.0.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cloud_pak_for_business_automation:20.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.0.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cloud_pak_for_business_automation:20.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.0.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cloud_pak_for_business_automation:21.0.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.0.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
Show 4 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cloud_pak_for_business_automation:21.0.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 21.0.2 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cloud_pak_for_business_automation:21.0.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 21.0.3 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cloud_pak_for_business_automation:22.0.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 22.0.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cloud_pak_for_business_automation:22.0.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 22.0.2 | Vulnerable | IBM |
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cloud_pak_for_business_automation:21.0.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.0.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cloud_pak_for_business_automation:21.0.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.0.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cloud_pak_for_business_automation:22.0.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.0.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cloud_pak_for_business_automation:22.0.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.0.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-49348
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v3q6-3rrv-r75p
References
More IBM Cloud Pak For Business Automation vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-17967 IBM Cloud Pak for Automation CSV injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-24685 Multiple security vulnerabilities are addressed with IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation iFixes for January 2026. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2023-19756 IBM Cloud Pak for Automation authentication bypass CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2023-17504 IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation cross-site scripting CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.6
- TI-2025-24684 security vulnerabilities are addressed with IBM Business Automation Insights iFixes for October 2025. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.4
- TI-2023-27851 IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation information disclosure CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2024-49348 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-49348 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v3q6-3rrv-r75p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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