CVE-2023-45174: IBM Aix

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

IBM AIX 7.2, 7.3, and VIOS 3.1 could allow a privileged local user to exploit a vulnerability in the qdaemon command to escalate privileges or cause a denial of service. IBM X-Force ID: 267972.

Affected products

• IBM Aix: version 7.2 only; version 7.3 only
• IBM Vios: version 3.1 only

Published 2023-12-13. Last modified 2026-06-17.