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CVE-2016-3053

IBM AIX contains an unspecified vulnerability that would allow a locally authenticated user to obtain root level privileges.

High7.8EPSS 2.5%
Published
Updated
Reserved
Assigned by
ibm

Description

IBM AIX contains an unspecified vulnerability that would allow a locally authenticated user to obtain root level privileges.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2016-3053, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified3.0High7.8CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
2.5% · top 15% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.

Weakness

Affected products

  • IBM Corporation · AIX

    • affected 3.4
    • affected 3.2.0
    • affected 4.1.1
    • affected 4.1.2
    • affected 4.1.3
    • affected 4.1.4
    • affected 4.1.5
    • affected 4.2.0
    • affected 4.2.1.12
    • affected 430
    • affected 5
    • affected 5.1L
    • affected 5.2.2
    • affected 5.2 L
    • affected 5.3 L
    • affected 5.3.7
    • affected 4.3
    • affected 4.3.2
    • affected 4
    • affected 5.2
    • affected 4.3.1
    • affected 4.3.3.10
    • affected 3.1
    • affected 4.2.1
    • affected 4.2
    • affected 2.2.1
    • affected 5.1
    • affected 4.3.3
    • affected 4.1
    • affected 3.2.5
    • affected 3.2
    • affected 3.2.4
    • affected 6.1
    • affected 5.3
    • affected 5.2.0.50
    • affected 5.2.0.54
    • affected 5.3.0.10
    • affected 5.3.0.20
    • affected 5.2.0
    • affected 5.3.0
    • and 14 more

References (4)

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