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High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 10, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-4829

CVE-2020-4829

Description

IBM AIX 7.1, 7.2, and VIOS 3.1 could allow a local user to exploit a vulnerability in the ksu user command to gain root privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 189960.

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Affected products

7
  • IBM/Viosv53 versions
    3.1+ 2 more
    • (no CPE)range: 3.1
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: 3.1
  • IBM/Aixv54 versions
    7.1+ 3 more
    • (no CPE)range: 7.1
    • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: 7.1, 7.2

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