Vulnerability · Published Apr 26, 2023 · Assigned by ibm

CVE-2023-26286IBM AIX privilege escalation

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 0.3% (higher than 22% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.4High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 77.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
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 AIX runtime services library to execute arbitrary commands. IBM X-Force ID: 248421.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
IBM AIX 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, VIOS 3.1

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