CVE Catalog
CVE-2026-16891
LowCVSS 3.3Summary
IBM AIX 7.2, 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information due to an out-of-bounds read.
Risk Assessment
A local attacker could access confidential system data, potentially leading to privilege escalation or system integrity compromise.
Recommendation
Apply available security patches from IBM for affected versions of AIX and PowerVM VIOS.
Original NVD description (English source)
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information due to an out-of-bounds read.