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Status published
Medium
CVE-2020-4887
IBM AIX 7.1, 7.2 and AIX VIOS 3.1 could allow...
Vulnerability Description
IBM AIX 7.1, 7.2 and AIX VIOS 3.1 could allow a local user to exploit a vulnerability in the gencore user command to create arbitrary files in any directory. IBM X-Force ID: 190911.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
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Affected Vendor
Affected Software
AIX, VIOS
Vulnerable Versions:
7.1, 7.2, 3.1
Timeline
Official Publish:
January 20th, 2021
Last Modified:
September 16th, 2024
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/C:N/I:H/AC:L/AV:L/A:N/S:U/PR:N/UI:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.