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CVE-2001-1080

• Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 5.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2001-06-19 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

diagrpt in AIX 4.3.x and 5.1 uses the DIAGDATADIR environment variable to find and execute certain programs, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the variable to point to a Trojan horse program.

Affected products

• IBM AIX: 4.3, 5.1

References

• http://www-1.ibm.com/services/continuity/recover1.nsf/MSS/MSS-OAR-E01-2001.225.1/%24file/oar225.txt
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2916
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6734
• http://www-1.ibm.com/services/continuity/recover1.nsf/MSS/MSS-OAR-E01-2001.225.1/%24file/oar225.txt
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2916
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6734

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