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IBM AIX CVE-2026-16827

| EUVDEUVD-2026-62713 MEDIUM
Use of Uninitialized Resource (CWE-908)
2026-08-19 ibm GHSA-q92g-g9q5-r575
5.9
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Vendor (ibm) PRIMARY
MEDIUM
qualitative
NVD
5.9 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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5.9 MEDIUM

Network-reachable with no auth, but AC:H reflects the specific conditions needed to trigger the uninitialized pointer; impact is availability-only with no scope change.

3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (ibm).

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Analysis Generated
Aug 19, 2026 - 20:56 vuln.today
CVE Published
Aug 19, 2026 - 19:27 nvd
MEDIUM 5.9

DescriptionNVD

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 the use of an uninitialized stack pointer.

AnalysisAI

Denial of service in IBM AIX 7.2 and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 can be triggered by a remote, unauthenticated attacker exploiting an uninitialized stack pointer (CWE-908), leading to system unavailability. The CVSS vector scores high attack complexity (AC:H), indicating that successful exploitation requires specific conditions or timing rather than a straightforward network request. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Identify exposed IBM AIX or VIOS network service
Delivery
Craft protocol-specific malformed packet
Exploit
Send packet to trigger uninitialized stack pointer
Execution
Kernel or service dereferences invalid pointer
Persist
System crash or service fault
Impact
Denial of service achieved

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires network access to a service or port on the affected IBM AIX 7.2/7.3 or PowerVM VIOS 4.1 system that exposes the vulnerable code path. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS base score of 5.9 (Medium) reflects the high attack complexity (AC:H) that moderates an otherwise concerning network-reachable, unauthenticated attack surface. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario A remote attacker sends a specially crafted network packet or sequence of requests to a vulnerable IBM AIX or PowerVM VIOS system, triggering the code path that dereferences the uninitialized stack pointer. The resulting memory fault causes the affected service or system to crash, producing a denial of service condition. …
Remediation IBM has released a patch addressing this vulnerability, available via the IBM support portal at https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283858. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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