CVE-2026-17424
Vulnerabilities in IBM AIX and PowerVM VIOS
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 4.8 Medium
- Published
- Aug 20, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 21, 2026
- Reserved
- Jul 25, 2026
Description
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions due to improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 4.8 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N | ibm |
Weaknesses
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
AIXIBM |
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PowerVM VIOSIBM |
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References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283858vendor-advisorypatch
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