CVE Catalog
CVE-2026-16837
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 improper handling of a missing SSL client certificate.
Risk Assessment
The attack could cause service unavailability, potentially disrupting organizational operations.
Recommendation
Apply security patches from IBM and properly configure client certificate requirements.
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 improper handling of a missing SSL client certificate.