HIGH
Untrusted search path vulnerability in update_flash for IBM AIX 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via unknown vectors involving lsmcode and possibly other commands
Published May 30, 2006
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.40%
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in update_flash for IBM AIX 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via unknown vectors involving lsmcode and possibly other commands.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.2 HIGH NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.40% 0.00395
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00395
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.40% (0.00395) | 31.36th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.40% (0.00395) | 31.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00051) | 13.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 11.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 13, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 10.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 23, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 8.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (7)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20325 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016166 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKPatch
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY85517&apar=only vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARPatch
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY85518&apar=only vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARPatch
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY88524&apar=only vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18114 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2007 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/20325 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1016166 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKPatch | |
| http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY85517&apar=only | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARPatch | |
| http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY85518&apar=only | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARPatch | |
| http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY88524&apar=only | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARPatch | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18114 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2007 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 30, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved May 30, 2006
Link CVE-2006-2647
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a