CVE-2026-16862

CriticalCVSS 9.8

Published: 19/08/2026(UTC)Translated: 20/08/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Summary

IBM AIX 7.2, 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code due to a stack buffer overflow.

A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code, potentially leading to full system compromise.

Apply security patches from IBM for affected system versions.

Original NVD description (English source)

IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code due to a stack buffer overflow.