CVE-2026-16891

Published Aug 19, 2026

Last updated 4 days ago

Overview

Description
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information due to an out-of-bounds read.
Source
psirt@us.ibm.com
NVD status
Analyzed
Products
vios, aix

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Secondary
Base score
3.3
Impact score
1.4
Exploitability score
1.8
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Severity
LOW

Weaknesses

psirt@us.ibm.com
CWE-125

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

Configurations

References

Sources include official advisories and independent security research.