CVE-2026-16848

HighCVSS 8.8/10Last modified Aug 24, 2026

Description

IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands due to improper neutralization of shell metacharacters in DHCP options.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 8.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-78

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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