Vulnerability · Published Aug 19, 2026 · Assigned by ibm
CVE-2026-16839Vulnerabilities in IBM AIX and PowerVM VIOS
Critical 9.4
In plain English
A critical-severity out-of-bounds read in AIX from IBM. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 45% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.4Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 55.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information due to an integer underflow in the IPv4 IP-options parser.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| IBM | AIX | 7.27.3 |
| IBM | PowerVM VIOS | 4.1 |
Weakness: CWE-125 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283858 vendor-advisory, patch