CVE-2026-16925

Summary

IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a local attacker to achieve privilege escalation due to improper authorization.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
IBMAIX7.2affected
IBMAIX7.3affected
IBMPowerVM VIOS4.1affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-285: CWE-285 Improper Authorization

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: no
    • Technical Impact: total

References