VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2026-16989

CVSS score7.1 HIGH

EPSS probability0.17%

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:H/A:N

Description

IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges due to improper resolution of symbolic links.