Is CVE-2023-31003 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-31003 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-31003?

CVE-2023-31003 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.4 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-31003?

CVE-2023-31003 has an EPSS score of 0.25% (16th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-31003?

Upgrade security verify access to 10.0.0.7 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-31003

HIGH

8.4

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

IBM Security Access Manager Container (IBM Security Verify Access Appliance 10.0.0.0 through 10.0.6.1 and IBM Security Verify Access Docker 10.0.6.1) could allow a local user to obtain root access due to improper access controls. IBM X-Force ID: 254658.

CWE-59Link Following

How to fix

Remediation Available

security verify accessNVD

Affected:>= 10.0.0.0, < 10.0.0.7Fixed in:10.0.0.7CVE-2023-31003derived from NVD

security verify access dockerNVD

Affected:>= 10.0.0.0, < 10.0.0.7Fixed in:10.0.0.7CVE-2023-31003derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.25%probability of exploitation in 30 days

16thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 16% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

ibm.com

VDB Entry1

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com

Other references1

seclists.org

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-59 (Link Following) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

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CVE-2022-30333	High	7.5	99%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2021-21300	High	8.0	89%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-32610	High	7.1	73%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-36193	High	7.5	71%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2023-40028	Medium	4.9	58%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-0787	High	7.8	43%	KEV + Ransom	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-11-03.