CVE-2026-17168

HighCVSS 8.8/10Last modified Oct 26, 2026

Description

IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code due to a stack-based buffer overflow.

Metrics

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

Weakness enumeration

CWE-787

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
IBM	AIX	7.2; 7.3
IBM	PowerVM VIOS	4.1

References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283858Patch, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Aug 20, 2026
Last modified: Oct 26, 2026
NVD status: Analyzed

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