CVE-2022-41290 HIGH

CVE-2022-41290: IBM AIX privilege escalation

Vendor Ibm
Product AIX
Weakness CWE-250
Published December 23, 2022
Last update April 10, 2025
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CVSS base score

8.4/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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 rm_rlcache_file command to obtain root privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 236690.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

December 23, 2022 CVE published
April 10, 2025 Record updated