CVE-2024-27260
IBM AIX command execution
HIGH
8.4
CVSS Score
Published: May 16, 2024 at 04:32 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:19 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorAIXVIOS
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Severity
HIGH8.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
IBM AIX could 7.2, 7.3, VIOS 3.1, and VIOS 4.1 allow a non-privileged local user to exploit a vulnerability in the invscout command to execute arbitrary commands. IBM X-Force ID: 283985.
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 EntryThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/283985SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
8.4HIGHibm
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-250
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