CVE-2026-16836

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Aug 24, 2026

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 uncontrolled resource consumption.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-400

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Aug 19, 2026
Last modified
Aug 24, 2026
NVD status
Analyzed

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CVE-2026-16836: High severity, CVSS 7.5 | Vulnix