CVE-2026-17121

Published Aug 20, 2026

Last updated 5 hours 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 uncontrolled recursion.
Source
psirt@us.ibm.com
NVD status
Analyzed
Products
vios, aix

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Secondary
Base score
7.5
Impact score
3.6
Exploitability score
3.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Severity
HIGH

Weaknesses

psirt@us.ibm.com
CWE-400
nvd@nist.gov
CWE-674

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

Configurations

References

Sources include official advisories and independent security research.