CVE-2000-1222: IBM Aix

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

AIX sysback before 4.2.1.13 uses a relative path to find and execute the hostname program, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the path to point to a malicious hostname program.

Affected products

• IBM Aix: up to and including 4.2.1.12

Published 2000-12-10. Last modified 2026-06-16.