CVE-2026-15065 | BDVDB-2026-362183 Detail

IBMAIX

Description#

IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 NIM could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions due to the exposure of intermediate certificate authority private keys in a publicly available update file.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact none. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

CWE-312 Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

References#

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283858

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12026-08-19Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22026-08-20Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2026-08-19
Last modified: 2026-08-20

Vendor information

Vendor: IBM
Product: AIX

All IBM vulnerabilities

Score

9.1 Critical

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 50.6.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Not classified

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
7.2
Fixed
Not stated
Vulnerable
7.3
Fixed
Not stated

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

9.1 Critical

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	High
Availability	None

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).