CVE-2016-8972: IBM Aix

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 1.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

IBM AIX 6.1, 7.1, and 7.2 could allow a local user to gain root privileges using a specially crafted command within the bellmail client. IBM APARs: IV91006, IV91007, IV91008, IV91010, IV91011.

Affected products

• IBM Aix: version 6.1 only; version 7.1 only; version 7.2 only
• IBM Vios: version 2.2.0.0 only; version 2.2.0.10 only; version 2.2.0.11 only; version 2.2.0.12 only; version 2.2.0.13 only; version 2.2.1.0 only; …

Published 2017-02-15. Last modified 2026-06-17.