CVE-2016-0226 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in IBM Informix Dynamic Server 11.70.xCn on Windows. It allows local users to gain elevated privileges by exploiting improper access restrictions on the nsrd, nsrexecd, and portmap executable files, enabling the use of a Trojan horse. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and can lead to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code or significant community discussion has been identified.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
11.70.xcnCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_server:11.70.xcn:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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