What is CVE-2020-4887?

CVE-2020-4887 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Aix. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-01-20.

How severe is CVE-2020-4887?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Aix

CVE-2020-4887

IBM AIX 7.1, 7.2 and AIX VIOS 3.1 could allow a local user to exploit a vulnerability in the gencore user command to create arbitrary files in any directory. IBM X-Force ID: 190911.

EPSS: 0.003 (22.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm Aix — versions 7.1, 7.2
Ibm Vios — versions 3.1

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory, x_refsource_XF)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-4887?: CVE-2020-4887 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Aix. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-01-20.
How severe is CVE-2020-4887?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.