VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2026-16980

CVSS score6.3 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.14%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-08-20
Last modified2026-10-27
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Description

IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a local attacker to cause a denial of service due to improper validation of symbolic links.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Primary references