CVE-2015-5005 describes a critical vulnerability in IBM PowerHA SystemMirror on AIX versions 6.1 and 7.1. Authenticated remote attackers can exploit this flaw to gain root privileges by leveraging their presence on the cluster's password-change list, effectively performing an "su root" action. With a CVSS score of 8.5, this vulnerability presents a high risk due to its network-based attack vector, medium attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:powerha_system_mirror:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.