Vulnerability · Published Mar 18, 2025 · Assigned by ibm

CVE-2024-56346IBM AIX command execution

Critical 10.0

In plain English

A critical-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 1.1% (higher than 67% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)10.0Critical

Exploit odds (30 days)1.1%top 33.4% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

IBM AIX 7.2 and 7.3 nimesis NIM master service could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands due to improper process controls.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
IBM	AIX	7.27.3

Weakness: CWE-114 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7186621 vendor-advisory, patch