CVE-2026-19442
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 has a pointer validation flaw exists in the AIX Virtual SCSI (vSCSI) initiator driver. Successful exploitation may result in denial of service, privilege escalation, or full compromise of the client LPAR kernel.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 8.8
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.12%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 2
- Fecha de la puntuación: 5/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
🎯 Técnicas ATT&CK
Cómo se explota esta vulnerabilidad y qué consigue el atacante, en el lenguaje de MITRE ATT&CK.
- Explotación
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalationprivilege escalation95 % - Impacto principal
T1499.004Application or System Exploitationimpact85 % - Impacto secundario
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreterexecution80 % - Impacto secundario
T1078Valid Accountsstealth · persistence · privilege escalation · initial access75 %
Vector AV:L/PR:L sin UI indica escalada local. Impactos: DoS (denial of service mencionado), ejecución de código (compromiso del kernel), y potencial acceso privilegiado (privilege escalation explícito).
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Tecnologías afectadas (2)
CWE
- CWE-822
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