CVE-2026-16958

Published Aug 20, 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 cause a denial of service due to an out-of-bounds write.
Source
psirt@us.ibm.com
NVD status
Received

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Secondary
Base score
6.5
Impact score
3.6
Exploitability score
2.8
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Severity
MEDIUM

Weaknesses

psirt@us.ibm.com
CWE-787

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

References

Sources include official advisories and independent security research.