High severity · published Feb 22, 2024
CVE-2024-25021
IBM AIX command execution
8.4
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM AIX 7.3, VIOS 4.1's Perl implementation could allow a non-privileged local user to exploit a vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands. IBM X-Force ID: 281320.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 19% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AI
AIX · IBM
7.3, VIOS 4.1 · source: vendor, NVD, CISA
VI
Vios · Ibm
4.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-25021
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-25021
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/281320
Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7122628
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