CVE-2015-5005
CSPOC in IBM PowerHA SystemMirror on AIX 6.1 and 7.1 allows remote authenticated users to perform...
CSPOC in IBM PowerHA SystemMirror on AIX 6.1 and 7.1 allows remote authenticated users to perform an "su root" action by leveraging presence on the cluster-wide password-change list.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
CSPOC in IBM PowerHA SystemMirror on AIX 6.1 and 7.1 allows remote authenticated users to perform an "su root" action by leveraging presence on the cluster-wide password-change list.
- Record
CVE-2015-5005- CVSS 2.0
- 8.5 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
CSPOC in IBM PowerHA SystemMirror on AIX 6.1 and 7.1 allows remote authenticated users to perform an "su root" action by leveraging presence on the cluster-wide password-change list.
- Record
CVE-2015-5005- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-5022 No score
CSPOC in IBM PowerHA SystemMirror on AIX 6.1 and 7.1 allows remote authenticated users to perform an "su root" action by leveraging presence on the cluster-wide password-change list.
- Record
EUVD-2015-5022- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-79r7-8f9g-px2f No score
CSPOC in IBM PowerHA SystemMirror on AIX 6.1 and 7.1 allows remote authenticated users to perform...
CSPOC in IBM PowerHA SystemMirror on AIX 6.1 and 7.1 allows remote authenticated users to perform an "su root" action by leveraging presence on the cluster-wide password-change list.
- Record
GHSA-79r7-8f9g-px2f- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-5005 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.5) in Ibm Powerha System Mirror, published November 8, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.69%, the 77th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/powerha_advisory.asc
www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV76946
securityfocus.com/bid/76948
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5005
github.com/advisories/GHSA-79r7-8f9g-px2f