What is CVE-2023-50946?

CVE-2023-50946 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Aix, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-01-26.

How severe is CVE-2023-50946?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Ibm Aix

CVE-2023-50946

IBM Common Licensing 9.0 could allow an authenticated user to modify a configuration file that they should not have access to due to a broken authorization mechanism.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.003 (17.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm Aix
Ibm Common Licensing — versions 9.0
Ibm Common_licensing — versions 9.0.0
Linux Linux_kernel
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-50946?: CVE-2023-50946 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Aix, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-01-26.
How severe is CVE-2023-50946?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.