VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2026-16973
CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.14%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-08-20
Last modified2026-10-27
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Description
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a local attacker to disclose sensitive kernel memory due to an out-of-bounds read.
Weakness classification
- psirt@us.ibm.com: CWE-200
Primary references
- psirt@us.ibm.com — Patch, Vendor Advisory