What is CVE-2024-40706?

CVE-2024-40706 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Aix, classified under Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2025-01-24.

How severe is CVE-2024-40706?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Aix

CVE-2024-40706

IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 could allow a remote user to obtain sensitive version information that could aid in further attacks against the system.

Published 2025-01-24 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (29.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 30th percentile — 29.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Aix
IBM Infosphere Information Server — versions 11.7
IBM Infosphere Information Server — versions 11.7
Linux Kernel
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-497 — Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7169826 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-40706?: CVE-2024-40706 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Aix, classified under Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2025-01-24.
How severe is CVE-2024-40706?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.