CVE-2026-16972

Published Aug 20, 2026

Last updated 3 days ago

CVSS medium 6.5

Overview

Description
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information due to improper authentication.
Source
psirt@us.ibm.com
NVD status
Received

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Secondary
Base score
6.5
Impact score
2.5
Exploitability score
3.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
Severity
MEDIUM

Weaknesses

psirt@us.ibm.com
CWE-287

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

References

Sources include official advisories and independent security research.