TI-2015-04202 Aliases CVE-2015-5005 GHSA-79r7-8f9g-px2f

CSPOC in IBM PowerHA SystemMirror on AIX 6.1 and 7.1 allows remote authenticated users to…

MEDIUM 40CWE-264Published 2015-11-08 · Updated 2024-08-06

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Medium
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

CSPOC in IBM PowerHA SystemMirror on AIX 6.1 and 7.1 allows remote authenticated users to perform an "su root" action by leveraging presence on the cluster-wide password-change list.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0169 77th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:powerha_system_mirror::::::::	all versions	Vulnerable	IBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:6.1:::::::*	6.1	Running on	IBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.1:::::::*	7.1	Running on	IBM

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:powerha_system_mirror:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·IBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1 Running on ·IBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 Running on ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-5005
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-79r7-8f9g-px2f

References

Advisory 4

TI-2024-36963 IBM PowerHA SystemMirror for i information disclosure CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3

Sources

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