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CVE-2026-16848: Vulnerabilities in IBM AIX and PowerVM VIOS
- Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2026-08-19 · updated 2026-10-26
- Weakness: CWE-78
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.
Affected products
- IBM AIX: from 7.2.5 through 7.2.5.212; from 7.3.2 through 7.3.2.5; from 7.3.3 through 7.3.3.2; from 7.3.4 through 7.3.4.1
- IBM VIOS: from 4.1.0 before 4.1.0.50; from 4.1.1.0 before 4.1.1.30; from 4.1.2.0 before 4.1.2.20 — fixed in 4.1.0.50, 4.1.1.30, 4.1.2.20
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: IBM VIOS 4.1.0.50, 4.1.1.30, 4.1.2.20. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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