CVE-2026-17024
Vulnerabilities in IBM AIX and PowerVM VIOS
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code due to improper certificate validation.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
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 attacker to execute arbitrary code due to improper certificate validation.
- Record
CVE-2026-17024- CVSS 3.1
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-295
- Updated
- 2026-11-04
EUVDEUVD-2026-63640
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code due to improper certificate validation.
- Record
EUVD-2026-63640- CVSS 3.1
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-04
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-37v2-9grx-pwq4
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary...
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code due to improper certificate validation.
- Record
GHSA-37v2-9grx-pwq4- CVSS 3.1
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-295
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code due to improper certificate validation.
- Record
CVE-2026-17024- CVSS 3.1
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-295
- Updated
- 2026-11-04
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | CVE List, EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-17024 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.7) in Ibm Aix, published August 20, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.35%, the 29th percentile. No source names a fixed version.