Vulnerability details
CVE-2026-16872
IBM AIXIBM PowerVM VIOS
Vulnerabilities in IBM AIX and PowerVM VIOS
CVSS 3.1
9.8Critical
Official description
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code due to a stack-based buffer overflow.
CVSS scores
| Score | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8Critical | 3.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (ibm) | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | AIX | 7.2 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| IBM | AIX | 7.3 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| IBM | PowerVM VIOS | 4.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
References and advisories
1- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283858 vendor-advisorypatch
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Details
- Published
- 2026-08-19
- Last updated
- 2026-08-22
- State
- Published
- Assigner (CNA)
- ibm
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.8%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
56.8%
Percentile (among all CVEs)
SSVC assessment (CISA)
- Automatable
- Yes
- Exploitation
- None
- Technical impact
- Total
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-121Stack-based Buffer Overflow