CVE-2007-4238

6.9

CVSS v2.0 Base Score

0.31%

LOW RiskEPSS (21st percentile)

NVD-CWE-Other

AIX 5.2 and 5.3 install pioinit with user and group ownership of bin, which allows local users with bin or possibly printq privileges to gain root privileges by modifying pioinit.

Published: 8/8/2007

Modified: 6/16/2026

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Vulnerability Summary

CVSS v2 Score

6.9

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS Score (Exploitation Probability)

0.31%LOW Exploitation Risk

21st percentile

This vulnerability has a 0.31% probability of being exploited in the next 30 days, ranking higher than 21% of all scored CVEs.

CWE Classification

NVD-CWE-Other

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