Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU84594

Code Injection in IBM i - CVE-2023-30990

Published: December 20, 2023 / Updated: September 5, 2025

Vulnerability identifier: #VU84594

CSH Severity: High

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-30990

CWE-ID: CWE-94

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: Public exploit is available

Vendor: IBM Corporation

Affected software:
IBM i

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to exploitation of DDM architecture. A remote attacker can execute CL commands as QUSER on the target system.

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