CVE-2026-16703 | BDVDB-2026-362202 Detail

IBMAIX

Description#

IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges due to improper privilege management.

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: local.

No public exploit known

7.8 High

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 3.2.

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Privilege Escalation

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

Not available

7.8 High

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

Not available

Not available

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