CVE-2026-16890 | BDVDB-2026-362255 Detail

IBMAIX

Description#

IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service due to an integer overflow.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact low, integrity impact none, availability impact low. Attack vector: local.

Weaknesses#

CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound

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

3.6 Low

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 1.4.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Memory Corruption

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

3.6 Low

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

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

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

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