VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2007-4238
CVSS score6.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.31%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2007-08-08
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Description
AIX 5.2 and 5.3 install pioinit with user and group ownership of bin, which allows local users with bin or possibly printq privileges to gain root privileges by modifying pioinit.