CVE-2026-18824CWE-78command-injection

CVE-2026-18824

High · published August 21, 2026

CVSS v3.1
8.4
EPSS
0%
Percentile
34.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands due to improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.4 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00409 · 34.0th percentile
Weakness
CWE-78 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Published
2026-08-21T02:17Z
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
  • 20 AUG 22:01Z
    Vulnerabilities in IBM AIX and PowerVM VIOS
    cvelistv5