CVE-2026-13367 (GCVE-0-2026-13367)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-12 20:53 – Updated: 2026-08-13 19:26
VLAI
Title
IBM Informix Dynamic Server Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in oninit Utility
Summary
IBM Informix Dynamic Server 14.10, and 15.0 contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the oninit setuid-root utility.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-13 19:21 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7282829 vendor-advisorypatch
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
IBM Informix Dynamic Server Affected: 14.10
Affected: 15.0
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_server:14.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_server:14.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_server:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_server:15.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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