Vulnerability · Published Sep 13, 2022 · Assigned by ibm
CVE-2022-36768
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 0.2% (higher than 13% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.0)8.4High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 86.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
IBM AIX 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, and VIOS 3.1 could allow a non-privileged local user to exploit a vulnerability in the invscout command to obtain root privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 232014.
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6619725 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- ibm-aix-cve202236768-priv-escalation (232014) vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF