CVE-2026-15061
Vulnerabilities in IBM AIX and PowerVM VIOS
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 's nimesis registration service could allow a remote attacker to overwrite files due to path traversal.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Vulnerabilities in IBM AIX and PowerVM VIOS
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 's nimesis registration service could allow a remote attacker to overwrite files due to path traversal.
- Record
CVE-2026-15061- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-62423
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 's nimesis registration service could allow a remote attacker to overwrite files due to path traversal.
- Record
EUVD-2026-62423- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hvmr-4fv5-38xw
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 's nimesis registration service could allow a...
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 's nimesis registration service could allow a remote attacker to overwrite files due to path traversal.
- Record
GHSA-hvmr-4fv5-38xw- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 's nimesis registration service could allow a remote attacker to overwrite files due to path traversal.
- Record
CVE-2026-15061- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-15061 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.2) in Ibm Aix, published August 19, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.59%, the 48th percentile. No source names a fixed version.