CVE-2021-38990
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: January 7, 2022 at 05:55 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:02 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorAIXVIOS
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
Description
IBM AIX 7.1, 7.2, and VIOS 3.1 could allow a non-privileged local user to exploit a vulnerability in the mount command which could lead to code execution. IBM X-Force ID: 212952.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (3)
VDB Entryx_refsource_XFVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/212952x_refsource_CONFIRMPermissions RequiredVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6515496x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6538700CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
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