Vulnerability · Published Aug 20, 2026 · Assigned by ibm
CVE-2026-19442Vulnerabilities in IBM AIX and PowerVM VIOS
High 8.2
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw 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 0.2% (higher than 6% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.2High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 94.3% 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 has a pointer validation flaw exists in the AIX Virtual SCSI (vSCSI) initiator driver. Successful exploitation may result in denial of service, privilege escalation, or full compromise of the client LPAR kernel.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| IBM | AIX | 7.27.3 |
| IBM | PowerVM VIOS | 4.1 |
Weakness: CWE-822 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283858 vendor-advisory, patch