CVE-2026-16857
Vulnerabilities in IBM AIX and PowerVM VIOS
HIGH 8.2
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.60 % · percentile 49 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- ibm
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to manipulate network traffic and DNS configuration due to improper authentication.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-287 — Improper Authentication
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 8.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L | ibm |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 8.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L | NVD · psirt@us.ibm.com (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-62749
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-16857
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1067 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 7.2.5 ≤ 7.2.5.212cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 7.3.2 ≤ 7.3.2.5cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 7.3.3 ≤ 7.3.3.2cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 7.3.4 ≤ 7.3.4.1cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 4.1.0 < 4.1.0.50cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 4.1.1.0 < 4.1.1.30cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 4.1.2.0 < 4.1.2.20
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| IBM · AIX | affected 7.2 ; affected 7.3 |
| IBM · PowerVM VIOS | affected 4.1 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |