CVE-2024-27260 IBM AIX command execution
A local non-privileged user can exploit the invscout command in IBM AIX to execute arbitrary commands, leading to potential privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-27260?
CVE-2024-27260 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Ibm Aix, published on 16 May 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM AIX could 7.2, 7.3, VIOS 3.1, and VIOS 4.1 allow a non-privileged local user to exploit a vulnerability in the invscout command to execute arbitrary commands. IBM X-Force ID: 283985.
Weakness: CWE-250
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-27260?
It affects 2 products.
How do I fix CVE-2024-27260?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-27260 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2024-27260 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-27260 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Aix
Sources
Also known as GHSA-93fp-jhr5-hvm4.