CVE-2026-16932
Vulnerabilities in IBM AIX and PowerVM VIOS
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.8 High
- Published
- Aug 20, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 21, 2026
- Reserved
- Jul 24, 2026
Description
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary commands due to improper validation of the ODMDIR environment variable.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 8.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H | ibm |
Weaknesses
- CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
AIXIBM |
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PowerVM VIOSIBM |
|
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283858vendor-advisorypatch
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