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CVE-2021-29741

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2021-08-02 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

IBM AIX 7.1, 7.2, and VIOS 3.1 could allow a local user to exploit a vulnerability in Korn Shell (ksh) to gain root privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 201478.

Affected products

• IBM AIX: 7.1, 7.2
• IBM VIOS: 3.1

References

• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/201478
• https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6477018
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/201478
• https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6477018

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