Vulnerability · Published Dec 10, 2020 · Assigned by ibm
CVE-2020-4829
High 8.4
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in AIX from IBM. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 29% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.0)8.4High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 71.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
IBM AIX 7.1, 7.2, and VIOS 3.1 could allow a local user to exploit a vulnerability in the ksu user command to gain root privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 189960.
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6380430 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- ibm-aix-cve20204829-priv-escalation (189960) vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF