CVE Catalog
CVE-2026-15061
HighCVSS 8.2Summary
The nimesis registration service in IBM AIX 7.2, 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 allows a remote attacker to overwrite files due to a path traversal vulnerability.
Risk Assessment
An attacker could overwrite critical system files, potentially leading to system integrity compromise, denial of service, or privilege escalation.
Recommendation
Apply the patches provided by IBM for AIX and PowerVM VIOS, and restrict access to the nimesis registration service to trusted networks only.
Original NVD description (English source)
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 's nimesis registration service could allow a remote attacker to overwrite files due to path traversal.