High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 19, 2026· Updated Aug 22, 2026
CVE-2026-16869
CVE-2026-16869
Description
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code due to improperly scrubbed environment variables.
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Affected products
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Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283858nvdPatchVendor Advisory
News mentions
2- IBM AIX: 25 Critical Vulnerabilities Disclosed Together, Enabling Remote Code ExecutionVypr Intelligence · Aug 19, 2026
- IBM PowerVM VIOS: 25 Critical Vulnerabilities Disclosed Together on August 19, 2026Vypr Intelligence · Aug 19, 2026