CVE-2022-41290

IBM AIX privilege escalation

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Published Dec 23, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 8.4 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

IBM AIX 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, and VIOS 3.1 could allow a non-privileged local user to exploit a vulnerability in the rm_rlcache_file command to obtain root privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 236690.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

IBM

AIX

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`7.1, 7.2, 7.3, VIOS 3.1`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:3.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.3:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-44499	IBM AIX 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, and VIOS 3.1 could allow a non-privileged local user to exploit a vulnerability in the rm_rlcache_file command to obtain root privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 236690.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.194% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/236690
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6847917

History

Apr 10, 2025 7:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Ibm Aix Vios

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Apr 10, 2025, 6:43 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: ibm
Published: Dec 23, 2022, 7:32 PM
Updated: Apr 10, 2025, 6:43 PM
Reserved: Sep 21, 2022, 5:43 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 12:42 PM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 12:42 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:02 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 23, 2022, 8:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:02 AM

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Red Hat No data

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OpenCVE enrichment No data

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