Description
IBM AIX 7.2, 7.3, IBM VIOS 3.1, and 4.1, when configured to use Kerberos network authentication, could allow a local user to write to files on the system with root privileges due to improper initialization of critical variables.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
patch
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7245092
Scores
CVSS v3
7.4
EPSS
0.0001
EPSS Percentile
1.3%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-454
Status
published
Products (4)
ibm/aix
7.2
ibm/aix
7.3
ibm/vios
3.1
ibm/vios
4.1
Published
Sep 16, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026