CVE-2018-1383

A software logic bug creates a vulnerability in an AIX 6.1, 7.1, and 7.2 daemon which could allow...

9.1 Critical

A software logic bug creates a vulnerability in an AIX 6.1, 7.1, and 7.2 daemon which could allow a user with root privileges on one system, to obtain root access on another machine. IBM X-force ID: 138117.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: High
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

2.68%Down 6.4 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.1

Record: CVE-2018-1383
CVSS 3.0: 9.1 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 9.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2018-1383
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2018-11962 No score

Record: EUVD-2018-11962
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rf57-qx84-ccpf 9.1

A software logic bug creates a vulnerability in an AIX 6.1, 7.1, and 7.2 daemon which could allow...

Record: GHSA-rf57-qx84-ccpf
CVSS 3.0: 9.1 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

ibm aix

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2018-1383 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.1) in Ibm Aix, published February 13, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.68%, the 85th percentile. No source names a fixed version.