CVE-2026-16874Disclosure(ibm / aix)

LOWCVSS 7.8 · HIGH

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a local attacker to obtain root privileges due to improper enforcement of RBAC authentication roles.

0.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-269

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

AVAILABLE

Momentum

NONE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • aix
  • vios

Threat summary

  • 1 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Technical details provided in 1 signal
  • Disclosure: 1 classified signal
  • 1 total mentions across 1 day

Affected systems

Vendors
Products
aixvios

Deep dive

Activity timeline1 mentions / 1d
00111Mentions · 2026-08-21: 1Technical Details · 2026-08-21: 108-21
Signal classification1 categories
Disclosure
1100.0%
Referenced assets1 URL
Full discourse1 post
  • DailyCVE@dailycve
    Disclosure

    🔴 #IBM AIX / PowerVM VIOS, Privilege Escalation, #CVE-2026-16874 (HIGH) -DC-Aug2026-1690 https://dailycve.com/ibm-aix-powervm-vios-privilege-escalation-cve-2026-16874-high-dc-aug2026-1690/

    Post summary

    A high‑severity privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2026-16874) in IBM AIX/PowerVM VIOS has been disclosed, but no PoC, exploit, or patch details are provided in this snippet.

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CPE platform detail2 entries

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