CVE-2026-16911

HighCVSS 8.8

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 authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code due to a stack buffer overflow.

An attacker could gain control of the system, potentially leading to data integrity and confidentiality breaches.

Apply security patches provided by 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 authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code due to a stack buffer overflow.