CVE-2016-3053: IBM Aix

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 2.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

IBM AIX contains an unspecified vulnerability that would allow a locally authenticated user to obtain root level privileges.

Affected products

• IBM Aix: any version

Published 2017-02-01. Last modified 2026-06-17.