CVE Catalog
CVE-2026-16690
HighCVSS 7.5Summary
IBM AIX 7.2, 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service due to uncontrolled resource consumption.
Risk Assessment
A DoS attack could lead to unavailability of the system or services, potentially disrupting organizational operations and causing financial or operational losses.
Recommendation
It is recommended to apply security patches provided by IBM and to monitor systems for unusual resource consumption.
Original NVD description (English source)
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service due to uncontrolled resource consumption.