Vulnerability · Published Aug 12, 2026 · Assigned by ibm

CVE-2026-13367IBM Informix Dynamic Server Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in oninit Utility

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity improper access control in Informix Dynamic Server from IBM. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 3% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 96.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

IBM Informix Dynamic Server 14.10, and 15.0 contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the oninit setuid-root utility.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
IBM Informix Dynamic Server 14.1015.0

Weakness: CWE-284 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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