CVE-2020-4887

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 5.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Jan 20, 2021
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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