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CVE-2004-1028
Untrusted execution path vulnerability in chcod on AIX IBM 5.1.0, 5.2.0, and 5.3.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary programs by…
High7.2EPSS 0.45%
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Description
Untrusted execution path vulnerability in chcod on AIX IBM 5.1.0, 5.2.0, and 5.3.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary programs by modifying the PATH environment variable to point to a malicious "grep" program, which is executed from chcod.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.45% · top 61% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (5)
- aix-chcod-gain-privileges(18625) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20041220 IBM AIX chcod Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEx_transferred
- IY64355 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
- IY64356 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
- IY64354 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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