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CVE-2006-4416
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the mkvg command in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the path…
- 7.2HighCVSS base score
- 0.41%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 64% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the mkvg command in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the path to point to a malicious (1) chdev, (2) mkboot, (3) varyonvg, or (4) varyoffvg program.
Timeline
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Published
- 18 years later
· 18 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.41% · top 64% of all CVEs (11 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
References11
- 22106 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- aix-mkvg-privilege-escalation(29165) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 1016920 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 20197 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- ADV-2006-3389 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- IY88737 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
- 21620 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- IY88722 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
- 19708 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- IY88699 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
- ADV-2006-3770 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2006-4404 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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