Untrusted search path vulnerability in the mkvg command in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the path…

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the mkvg command in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the path to point to a malicious (1) chdev, (2) mkboot, (3) varyonvg, or (4) varyoffvg program.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.41% · top 64% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)

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

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (11)

• 22106 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• aix-mkvg-privilege-escalation(29165) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• 1016920 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• 20197 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• ADV-2006-3389 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• IY88737 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
• 21620 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• IY88722 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
• 19708 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• IY88699 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
• ADV-2006-3770 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• 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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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 19:06 UTC.