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CVE-2021-38990

HIGH
Published 2022-01-07T17:55:27.439355Z
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CVSS Score

V3.0
8.4
/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/UI:N/PR:N/S:U/A:H/AC:L/C:H/I:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.001
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 0.1% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.292
Higher than 29.2% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH

Description

IBM AIX 7.1, 7.2, and VIOS 3.1 could allow a non-privileged local user to exploit a vulnerability in the mount command which could lead to code execution. IBM X-Force ID: 212952.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

Related News

No news articles found for this CVE.

Affected Products

IBM

AIX

Affected Versions:

7.1 7.2
IBM

VIOS

Affected Versions:

3.1

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

⚠ Unreviewed HIGH

GHSA-xpq3-mh42-vvwh

Advisory Details

IBM AIX 7.1, 7.2, and VIOS 3.1 could allow a non-privileged local user to exploit a vulnerability in the mount command which could lead to code execution. IBM X-Force ID: 212952.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

7.5

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38990
WEB https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/212952
WEB https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6515496
WEB https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6538700

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: January 11, 2022, Modified: January 14, 2022

References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6515496
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6538700
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/212952
Published: 2022-01-07T17:55:27.439355Z
Last Modified: 2024-09-16T18:38:43.675Z
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