🛡️ CVE-2023-45166 — aix

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

• Attack vector: Local — a local account, shell or session on the host is needed.
• Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
• Privileges required: None — an unauthenticated stranger can try it.
• User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
• Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
• Confidentiality impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
• Integrity impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
• Availability impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.

Affected software

CVE-2023-45166 is recorded against 2 packages.

• aix
• vios

Timeline and source

Published on 13 December 2023 and last revised on 17 June 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from NVD.

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
www.ibm.com
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
www.ibm.com

Other advisories for this package

aix has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:

• CVE-2026-6732 (6.5 Medium, published 23 Apr 2026)
• CVE-2026-0992 (2.9 Low, published 15 Jan 2026)
• CVE-2026-0990 (5.9 Medium, published 15 Jan 2026)
• CVE-2026-0989 (3.7 Low, published 15 Jan 2026)
• CVE-2025-36251 (9.6 Critical, published 13 Nov 2025)
• CVE-2025-36250 (10.0 Critical, published 13 Nov 2025)
• CVE-2025-36236 (8.2 High, published 13 Nov 2025)
• CVE-2025-36096 (9.0 Critical, published 13 Nov 2025)

Details

Affected Packages

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