CVE-2026-16973

Published Aug 20, 2026

Last updated 3 days ago

CVSS medium 5.5

Overview

Description
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a local attacker to disclose sensitive kernel memory due to an out-of-bounds read.
Source
psirt@us.ibm.com
NVD status
Received

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Secondary
Base score
5.5
Impact score
3.6
Exploitability score
1.8
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Severity
MEDIUM

Weaknesses

psirt@us.ibm.com
CWE-200

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

References

Sources include official advisories and independent security research.