CVE-2023-28528

IBM AIX command execution

State: Published
Severity: 8.4 High
Published: Apr 28, 2023
Updated: Nov 4, 2025
Reserved: Mar 16, 2023

Description

IBM AIX 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, and VIOS 3.1 could allow a non-privileged local user to exploit a vulnerability in the invscout command to execute arbitrary commands. IBM X-Force ID: 251207.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.1	8.4 High	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	ibm

Weaknesses

CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Affected Products

Product	Versions
AIXIBM	7.1, 7.2, 7.3, VIOS 3.1Affected

References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6983232vendor-advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/251207vdb-entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172458/IBM-AIX-7.2-inscout-Privilege-Escalation.html
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1691

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