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CVE-2026-17118General(ibm / aix)

LOWCVSS 9.8 · CRITICAL

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 remote attacker to execute arbitrary code due to a use-after-free vulnerability.

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0.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Patch / fix
Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-416

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

  • General: 1 classified signal
  • 1 total mentions across 1 day

Affected systems

Vendors
ibm
Products
aixvios

Deep dive

Activity timeline1 mentions / 1d
00111Mentions · 2026-08-21: 108-21
Signal classification1 categories
General
1100.0%
Referenced assets1 URL
By indicator
Full discourse1 post
  • VulDB 🛡@vuldb
    General

    A severe vulnerability was disclosed for IBM AIX and PowerVM VIOS (CVE-2026-17118) https://vuldb.com/vuln/393978

    Post summary

    The text reports that a severe vulnerability (CVE-2026-17118) was disclosed for IBM AIX and PowerVM VIOS, but offers no further detail.

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CPE platform detail2 entries

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