7.7
High
CVE-2026-17024 Vulnerabilities in IBM AIX and PowerVM VIOS
Description
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code due to improper certificate validation.
CVSS 3.1 detail
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:HExploitable remotely over the network, without an account and without any user action; an attacker can seriously compromise confidentiality, integrity or availability.
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- High
- Privileges required
- None
- Interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
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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