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CVE-2026-17003

Ibm Vios

IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to compromise the confidentiality and integrity of the system due to an out-of-bounds write.

Exploitation status

  • A vendor advisory or patch reference has been published.

What the metrics mean

  • It is reachable over a network, without needing local access.
  • For an attacker who can reach it, exploitation depends on conditions outside the attacker's control.
  • To exploit it, no account is needed.
  • Beyond that, no action by a user is required.

Scoring

CVSS
7.7 (v3.1)
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
Weakness
CWE-787
Assigned by
psirt@us.ibm.com

Dates

Published
2026-08-20
Last modified
2026-08-25
Sources
NVD

Affected products

  • Ibm Vios4.1.0 - 4.1.0.50, 4.1.1.0 - 4.1.1.30, 4.1.2.0 - 4.1.2.20
  • Ibm Aix7.2.5 - 7.2.5.212, 7.3.2 - 7.3.2.5, 7.3.3 - 7.3.3.2, 7.3.4 - 7.3.4.1

As listed in the NVD configuration data. Not a statement about your estate.

References