VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2023-28528
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.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 1.46%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.46%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.46% probability · 72th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Affected
- ibm/vios · ibm/aix
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172458/IBM-AIX-7.2-inscout-Privilege-Escalation.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/251207VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6983232Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172458/IBM-AIX-7.2-inscout-Privilege-Escalation.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/251207VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6983232Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1691
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.