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CVE-2023-45174

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.8)—

IBM AIX 7.2, 7.3, and VIOS 3.1 could allow a privileged local user to exploit a vulnerability in the qdaemon command to escalate privileges or cause a denial of service. IBM X-Force ID: 267972.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (2)

IBM — AIXIBM — Vios

CWEs

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

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