CVE-2022-22351
HIGH
8.6
CVSS Score
Published: March 7, 2022 at 04:55 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:28 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorAIXVIOS
Using AIX by IBM?
Get instant alerts when new vulnerabilities affect AIX - before attackers find them.
Real-time alertsTrack your software stackFree plan available
Severity
HIGH8.6
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
IBM AIX 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, and VIOS 3.1 could allow a non-privileged trusted host user to exploit a vulnerability in the nimsh daemon to cause a denial of service in the nimsh daemon on another trusted host. IBM X-Force ID: 220396
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Affected range stops below 3.1.1.60, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.1.2.40, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.1.3.20, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (2)
VDB Entryx_refsource_XFVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/220396x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6561275CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- CHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo
Get alerted
Stop reading CVE feeds looking for your own stack
Track the products you run and VulnTracker tells you when a new CVE affects them — with what is known about fixing it, and nothing about the rest.
Free plan, no card