VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2026-16844
CVSS score8.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.50%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-08-19
Last modified2026-10-26
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:A/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 execute arbitrary commands due to improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command.
Weakness classification
- psirt@us.ibm.com: CWE-78
Primary references
- psirt@us.ibm.com — Patch, Vendor Advisory