CVE-2026-16926

Published Aug 20, 2026

Last updated 4 days ago

CVSS critical 9.1

Overview

Description
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to overwrite arbitrary files due to improper neutralization of special elements in input.
Source
psirt@us.ibm.com
NVD status
Received

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Primary
Base score
9.1
Impact score
5.2
Exploitability score
3.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Severity
CRITICAL

Weaknesses

psirt@us.ibm.com
CWE-73

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

References

Sources include official advisories and independent security research.