Vulnerability · Published Aug 20, 2026 · Assigned by ibm
CVE-2026-17170Vulnerabilities in IBM AIX and PowerVM VIOS
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity resource allocation without limits 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 46% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 53.9% 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 cause a denial of service due to improper validation of an allocation size.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| IBM | AIX | 7.27.3 |
| IBM | PowerVM VIOS | 4.1 |
Weakness: CWE-770 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283858 vendor-advisory, patch