CVE-2016-3053
IBM AIX contains an unspecified vulnerability that would allow a locally authenticated user to...
IBM AIX contains an unspecified vulnerability that would allow a locally authenticated user to obtain root level privileges.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
IBM AIX contains an unspecified vulnerability that would allow a locally authenticated user to obtain root level privileges.
- Record
CVE-2016-3053- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
IBM AIX contains an unspecified vulnerability that would allow a locally authenticated user to obtain root level privileges.
- Record
CVE-2016-3053- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-4126 No score
IBM AIX contains an unspecified vulnerability that would allow a locally authenticated user to obtain root level privileges.
- Record
EUVD-2016-4126- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-434w-vx58-3f68
IBM AIX contains an unspecified vulnerability that would allow a locally authenticated user to...
IBM AIX contains an unspecified vulnerability that would allow a locally authenticated user to obtain root level privileges.
- Record
GHSA-434w-vx58-3f68- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | IBM AIX 6.1/7.1/7.2.0.2 - 'lsmcode' Local Privilege Escalation | 2016-11-04 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-3053 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Ibm Aix, published February 1, 2017. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.47%, the 84th percentile. No source names a fixed version.