CVE-2026-16656CWE-287

CVE-2026-16656

Critical · published August 19, 2026

CVSS v3.1
9.8
EPSS
1%
Percentile
53.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to gain root privileges due to improper authentication.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
9.8 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00722 · 53.5th percentile
Weakness
CWE-287 · Improper Authentication
Published
2026-08-19T19:16Z
Affected products (7)
ProductVersionsFixed in
ibm/vios≥ 4.1.0, < 4.1.0.504.1.0.50
ibm/vios≥ 4.1.1.0, < 4.1.1.304.1.1.30
ibm/vios≥ 4.1.2.0, < 4.1.2.204.1.2.20
ibm/aix≥ 7.2.5, ≤ 7.2.5.212—
ibm/aix≥ 7.3.2, ≤ 7.3.2.5—
ibm/aix≥ 7.3.3, ≤ 7.3.3.2—
ibm/aix≥ 7.3.4, ≤ 7.3.4.1—
References (1)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 19 AUG 14:55Z
    Vulnerabilities in IBM AIX and PowerVM VIOS
    cvelistv5