IBM AIX 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, and VIOS 3.1 could allow a non-privileged local user to exploit a vulnerability in the AIX kernel to obtain root pri…

published 2022-09-13 4y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2022-37311

cvss: 8.4; version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.2%; EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 13%
public exploits: 0; none known

IBM AIX 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, and VIOS 3.1 could allow a non-privileged local user to exploit a vulnerability in the AIX kernel to obtain root privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 230502.

Patch / fix

links 1

ibm.com/support/pages/node/6619721 advisory

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Exploit prediction

0.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 13% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.0	8.4	CVSS:3.0/C:H/A:H/I:H/AV:L/UI:N/AC:L/S:U/PR:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O
NVD	3.1	7.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA	3.0	8.4	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

IBM VIOS
IBM AIX

References

ibm.com /support/pages/node/6619721
patch, vendor-advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/230502
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2022-34356
NVD CVE-2022-34356

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