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CVE-2026-16656 Vulnerabilities in IBM AIX and PowerVM VIOS

🗓️ 19 Aug 2026 14:55:53Reported by ibmType 
cvelist
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IBM AIX 7.2/7.3 and PowerVM VIOS 4.1 allow remote root privilege escalation via improper authentication.

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circl
Circl
CVE-2026-16656
19 Aug 202616:10
circl
cve
CVE
CVE-2026-16656
19 Aug 202614:55
cve
euvd
EUVD
EUVD-2026-62514
19 Aug 202614:55
euvd
nvd
NVD
CVE-2026-16656
19 Aug 202615:16
nvd
ptsecurity
Positive Technologies
PT-2026-78458
19 Aug 202600:00
ptsecurity
[
  {
    "vendor": "IBM",
    "product": "AIX",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "7.2"
      },
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "7.3"
      }
    ],
    "cpes": [
      "cpe:2.3:a:ibm:aix:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
      "cpe:2.3:a:ibm:aix:7.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
      "cpe:2.3:a:ibm:aix:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
      "cpe:2.3:a:ibm:aix:7.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
    ]
  },
  {
    "vendor": "IBM",
    "product": "PowerVM VIOS",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "4.1"
      }
    ],
    "cpes": [
      "cpe:2.3:a:ibm:powervm_vios:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
      "cpe:2.3:a:ibm:powervm_vios:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
    ]
  }
]

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