CVE Catalog
CVE-2026-16882
CriticalCVSS 9.8Summary
IBM AIX 7.2, 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands due to improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command.
Risk Assessment
An attacker could execute arbitrary commands on the system, potentially leading to full system control and security breach.
Recommendation
Install security patches from IBM that fix the input neutralization issue.
Original NVD description (English source)
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands due to improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command.