CVE-2026-16909

Published Aug 19, 2026

Last updated 3 days ago

Overview

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 an off-by-one error in bounds checking.
Source
psirt@us.ibm.com
NVD status
Analyzed
Products
vios, aix

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Secondary
Base score
8.8
Impact score
5.9
Exploitability score
2.8
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity
HIGH

Weaknesses

psirt@us.ibm.com
CWE-128

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

Configurations

References

Sources include official advisories and independent security research.