CVE-2018-1383

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.1 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2018-02-13 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

A software logic bug creates a vulnerability in an AIX 6.1, 7.1, and 7.2 daemon which could allow a user with root privileges on one system, to obtain root access on another machine. IBM X-force ID: 138117.

Affected products

IBM AIX: 6.1, 6.1.1, 6.1.2, 6.1.3, 6.1.4, 6.1.5 (+13)

References

http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/aixbase_advisory.asc
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg3T1026948
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102989
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040358
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/138117
http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/aixbase_advisory.asc
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg3T1026948
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102989
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040358
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/138117

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