Description
IBM Informix Dynamic Server 14.10, and 15.0 contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the oninit setuid-root utility.
Affected products
ibm: informix dynamic server; canonical: ubuntu linux; hp: hp-ux; ibm: aix; ibm: linux on ibm z; linux: linux kernel; novell: suse linux; oracle: solaris; redhat: desktop
References1
- www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7282829 Vendor Advisory
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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7.8
HIGH
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 3 · as of 12 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-284
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