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Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Jan 20, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-4887

CVE-2020-4887

Description

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.

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Affected products

7
  • IBM/Vios3 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)
    • (no CPE)range: 3.1
  • IBM/Aix4 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)
    • (no CPE)range: 7.1

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