title: IBM Personal Communications privilege escalation
description: IBM Personal Communications 14.05, 14.06, and 15.0.0 could allow a local user to escalate their privileges to the SYSTEM user due to overly permissive access controls.  IBM X-Force ID:  260138.
problem types: 264 Permissions, Privileges, Access Controls
affected:
{
defaultStatus: unaffected
product: Person Communications
vendor: IBM
versions:
status: affected, version: 14.05, 14.06, 15.0.0
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
attackComplexity: LOW
attackVector: LOCAL
availabilityImpact: HIGH
baseScore: 8.4
baseSeverity: HIGH
confidentialityImpact: HIGH
integrityImpact: HIGH
privilegesRequired: NONE
scope: UNCHANGED
userInteraction: NONE
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
version: 3.1
]
format: CVSS
scenarios: GENERAL