CVE-2016-3053 EXPLOIT
7.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 2.5% (pctl 84)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
IBM AIX contains an unspecified vulnerability that would allow a locally authenticated user to obtain root level privileges.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.8 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 2.47% — more likely to be exploited than 84% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-264 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2017-02-01 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| ibm | aix |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | IBM AIX 6.1/7.1/7.2.0.2 - 'lsmcode' Local Privilege Escalation | 2016-11-04 |
References
- http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/lsmcode_advisory2.asc
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93605
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037030
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40709/
- http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/lsmcode_advisory2.asc
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93605
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037030
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40709/
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