Vulnerability · Published Apr 28, 2023 · Assigned by ibm

CVE-2023-28528IBM AIX command execution

High 8.4

In plain English

A high-severity OS command injection 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 1.5% (higher than 74% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Metasploit.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.4High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.5%top 26.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack tooling1Metasploit

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 execute arbitrary commands. IBM X-Force ID: 251207.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
IBM AIX 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, VIOS 3.1

Weakness: CWE-78 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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