Advisoriesby IbisIBMCVE-2026-16927
IBM AIX: privilege escalation
No fix yet
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a local attacker to gain root privileges due to a time-of-check to time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition.
Affected versions
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| AIX Product | <= 7.2 | No fix yet |
| <= 7.3 | No fix yet | |
| PowerVM VIOS Product | <= 4.1 | No fix yet |
Details and references
- CVSS 3.1
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Severity from
- the vendor (its own CVE record or advisory)
- Weakness
- CWE-367