CVE-2021-38991
IBM AIX 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, and VIOS 3.1 could allow a non-privileged local user to exploit a...
IBM AIX 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, and VIOS 3.1 could allow a non-privileged local user to exploit a vulnerability in the lscore command which could lead to code execution. IBM X-Force ID: 212953.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
IBM AIX 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, and VIOS 3.1 could allow a non-privileged local user to exploit a vulnerability in the lscore command which could lead to code execution. IBM X-Force ID: 212953.
- Record
CVE-2021-38991- CVSS 3.0
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.0/PR:N/A:H/S:U/AV:L/C:H/I:H/UI:N/AC:L/RC:C/RL:O/E:U - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-25428
IBM AIX 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, and VIOS 3.1 could allow a non-privileged local user to exploit a vulnerability in the lscore command which could lead to code execution. IBM X-Force ID: 212953.
- Record
EUVD-2021-25428- CVSS 3.0
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.0/PR:N/A:H/S:U/AV:L/C:H/I:H/UI:N/AC:L/RC:C/RL:O/E:U - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pch6-29g3-h3g3
IBM AIX 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, and VIOS 3.1 could allow a non-privileged local user to exploit a...
IBM AIX 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, and VIOS 3.1 could allow a non-privileged local user to exploit a vulnerability in the lscore command which could lead to code execution. IBM X-Force ID: 212953.
- Record
GHSA-pch6-29g3-h3g3- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
IBM AIX 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, and VIOS 3.1 could allow a non-privileged local user to exploit a vulnerability in the lscore command which could lead to code execution. IBM X-Force ID: 212953.
- Record
CVE-2021-38991- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-38991 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.4) in Ibm Aix, published January 11, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.28%, the 20th percentile. No source names a fixed version.