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medium 4.6

CVE-2003-0579 json

uvadmsh in IBM U2 UniVerse 10.0.0.9 and earlier trusts the user-supplied -uv.install command line option to find and execute the uv.install…

published 2003-07-17 23 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2003-0573

cvss
4.6
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.9%
EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 59%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

uvadmsh in IBM U2 UniVerse 10.0.0.9 and earlier trusts the user-supplied -uv.install command line option to find and execute the uv.install program, which allows local users to gain privileges by providing a pathname that is under control of the user.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-22912)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

0.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 59% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-22912 IBM UniVerse 10.0.0.9 - 'uvadmsh' Local Privilege Escalation local, 2003-07-16
  • archives.neohapsis.com http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q3/0026.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.6 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

Sources

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