CVE-2022-34356
highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.002 · 13 %ileEURUUSgrimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.22% (13th) EPSS
CVSS 7.8 · high
Who says so?
4 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · nvd
EPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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 AIX kernel to obtain root privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 230502.
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cvss
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8.4
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9
v3.08.4highCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · psirt@us.ibm.com USexploitability 2.5 · impact 5.9
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affected products (12)
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also known as (4)
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sources
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references (8)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2022-34356/cnnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/230502cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/AIX-privilege-escalation-via-Kernel-39250cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6619721cnnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/230502enisa_euvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6619721enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/230502VDB EntryVendor Advisorynvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6619721PatchVendor Advisorynvd
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