CVE-2017-1692: IBM Aix

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

IBM AIX 5.3, 6.1, 7.1, and 7.2 contains an unspecified vulnerability that would allow a locally authenticated user to obtain root level privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 134067.

Affected products

• IBM Aix: version 5.3 only; version 6.1 only; version 7.1 only; version 7.2 only

Published 2018-02-07. Last modified 2026-06-17.