CVE-2026-16869

HighCVSS 7.8

Published: 19/08/2026(UTC)Translated: 20/08/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Summary

IBM AIX 7.2, 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code due to improperly scrubbed environment variables.

Risk Assessment

A local attacker could exploit the vulnerability to execute malicious code, potentially leading to system security compromise.

Recommendation

Install security updates from IBM for affected versions.

Original NVD description (English source)

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.