CVE-2016-3053 is an unspecified local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting IBM AIX versions 6.1, 7.1, and 7.2.0.2. With a CVSS v3 score of 7.8 (High), it allows a locally authenticated user to gain root-level privileges with low attack complexity and no user interaction required, leading to high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, a public exploit (EDB-40709) exists for this vulnerability, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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