7.8
High
CVE-2026-16997 IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary commands due to improper…
Description
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary commands due to improper privilege management.
Affected products and versions
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| AIX | 7.3 | No fix stated |
| AIX | 7.2 | No fix stated |
| PowerVM VIOS | 4.1 | No fix stated |
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