Description
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a local attacker to overwrite arbitrary files due to improper resolution of symbolic links.
Affected products
ibm: vios; ibm: aix
References1
- www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283858 PatchVendor 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: 7 · as of 10 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-59
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