TI-2023-13060 Aliases CVE-2023-28528 GHSA-cpxj-f2ch-f75r

IBM AIX command execution

MEDIUM 41CWE-78Published 2023-04-28 · Updated 2025-11-04

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.

Summary

IBM AIX 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, and VIOS 3.1 could allow a non-privileged local user to exploit a vulnerability in the invscout command to execute arbitrary commands. IBM X-Force ID: 251207.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.01457 73rd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
IBM	AIX	7.1, 7.2, 7.3, VIOS 3.1	—	No fix listed	CNA

AIX VendorIBM Affected 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, VIOS 3.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:3.1:::::::*	3.1	Vulnerable	IBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.1:::::::*	7.1	Vulnerable	IBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.2:::::::*	7.2	Vulnerable	IBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.3:::::::*	7.3	Vulnerable	IBM

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-28528
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cpxj-f2ch-f75r

References

Patch 1

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6983232

Other 1

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172458/IBM-AIX-7.2-inscout-Privilege-Escalation.html

TI-2001-00767 Buffer overflow in login in various System V based operating systems allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
TI-2003-00642 The prescan function in Sendmail 8.12.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
TI-2009-03523 Stack-based buffer overflow in libcsa.a (aka the calendar daemon library) in IBM AIX 5.x… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
TI-1999-00045 Buffer overflow of rlogin program using TERM environmental variable. CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
TI-2001-00539 Buffer overflow in BSD-based telnetd telnet daemon on various operating systems allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
TI-1999-00009 Inverse query buffer overflow in BIND 4.9 and BIND 8 Releases. CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0

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Sources

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