VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2026-16656

CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL

EPSS probability0.72%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2026-08-19

Last modified2026-10-27

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

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.