AIX Runtime Services Lib Local Cmd Exec on AIX 7.17.3 & VIOS 3.1
CVE-2023-26286 Published on April 26, 2023

IBM AIX privilege escalation
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.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2023-26286 is exploitable with local system access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.

Attack Vector:
LOCAL
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Products Associated with CVE-2023-26286

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Affected Versions

IBM AIX Version 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, VIOS 3.1 is affected by CVE-2023-26286

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.05%
Percentile
16.98%

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