CVE-2026-16656

EUVD-2026-62514
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to gain root privileges due to improper authentication.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
9.8 CRITICAL
NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 52.33%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
ibmvios
4.1.0 ≤
𝑥
< 4.1.0.50
ibmvios
4.1.1.0 ≤
𝑥
< 4.1.1.30
ibmvios
4.1.2.0 ≤
𝑥
< 4.1.2.20
ibmaix
7.2.5 ≤
𝑥
≤ 7.2.5.212
ibmaix
7.3.2 ≤
𝑥
≤ 7.3.2.5
ibmaix
7.3.3 ≤
𝑥
≤ 7.3.3.2
ibmaix
7.3.4 ≤
𝑥
≤ 7.3.4.1
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283858