CVE-2026-16825
Vulnerabilities in IBM AIX and PowerVM VIOS
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information and cause a denial of service due to an out-of-bounds write.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- 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 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information and cause a denial of service due to an out-of-bounds write.
- Record
CVE-2026-16825- CVSS 3.1
- 4.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-62709
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information and cause a denial of service due to an out-of-bounds write.
- Record
EUVD-2026-62709- CVSS 3.1
- 4.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3fcr-249g-2cg3
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to...
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information and cause a denial of service due to an out-of-bounds write.
- Record
GHSA-3fcr-249g-2cg3- CVSS 3.1
- 4.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information and cause a denial of service due to an out-of-bounds write.
- Record
CVE-2026-16825- CVSS 3.1
- 4.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-787
- 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-2026-16825 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.2) 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 0.33%, the 26th percentile. No source names a fixed version.