VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2026-16857
CVSS score8.2 HIGH
EPSS probability0.60%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-08-19
Last modified2026-10-26
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
Description
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to manipulate network traffic and DNS configuration due to improper authentication.
Weakness classification
- psirt@us.ibm.com: CWE-287
Primary references
- psirt@us.ibm.com — Patch, Vendor Advisory