CVE-2024-27273 json
IBM AIX privilege escalation
published 2024-05-07 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-24512
- cvss
- 8.1
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.1%
- EPSS 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 3%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
IBM AIX's Unix domain (AIX 7.2, 7.3, VIOS 3.1, and VIOS 4.1) datagram socket implementation could potentially expose applications using Unix domain datagram sockets with SO_PEERID operation and may lead to privilege escalation. IBM X-Force ID: 284903.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
0.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 3% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- IBM AIX
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-266 Incorrect Privilege Assignment
References
-
ibm.com
/support/pages/node/7150297
vendor-advisory
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/284903
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-27273
- NVD CVE-2024-27273
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