CVE-2026-13367 PUBLISHED

IBM Informix Dynamic Server Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in oninit Utility

Assigner: ibm
Reserved: 25.06.2026 Published: 12.08.2026 Updated: 12.08.2026

IBM Informix Dynamic Server 14.10, and 15.0 contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the oninit setuid-root utility.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Score: 7.8

Product Status

Vendor IBM
Product Informix Dynamic Server
Versions
  • Version 14.10 is affected
  • Version 15.0 is affected

Solutions

The issue has been fixed in IBM Informix versions 14.10.xC13W13 and 15.0.1.14. 

  • Fixes are available on  IBM Fix Central - Select Fixes - Informix Server https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes . 
  • Follow the instructions for  Database server upgrades https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/informix-servers/14.10  in the Informix Servers documentation.

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-284 Improper Access Control CWE