CVE-2026-16914

MediumCVSS 6.7

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

Summary

IBM AIX 7.2 and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 have a vulnerability that could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code due to an out-of-bounds write.

Risk Assessment

The risk includes local privilege escalation and full system compromise by an attacker with local access. This could lead to confidentiality, integrity, and availability breaches.

Recommendation

Apply IBM security patches for AIX and VIOS. Also, restrict local access to systems and monitor for unusual activity.

Original NVD description (English source)

IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code due to an out-of-bounds write.