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IBM AIX CVE-2026-16849

| EUVDEUVD-2026-62744 MEDIUM
Improper Validation of Array Index (CWE-129)
2026-08-19 ibm GHSA-r2pc-qxxr-v9g8
4.3
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Vendor (ibm) PRIMARY
MEDIUM
qualitative
NVD
4.3 MEDIUM
AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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4.3 MEDIUM

AV:A confirmed by CVSS input; DoS-only impact with no confidentiality or integrity effect; no authentication or interaction required.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (ibm).

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Analysis Generated
Aug 19, 2026 - 20:58 vuln.today
CVE Published
Aug 19, 2026 - 19:36 nvd
MEDIUM 4.3

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 an improper check for an array index boundary.

AnalysisAI

Denial of service in IBM AIX 7.2, 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 is achievable by unauthenticated remote attackers positioned on an adjacent network segment, exploiting an improper array index boundary check (CWE-129). The flaw allows a crafted network request to trigger an out-of-bounds array access, crashing or degrading availability of the affected system. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Gain adjacent network position
Delivery
Craft malformed packet with out-of-bounds index
Exploit
Send to vulnerable AIX/VIOS service
Execution
Trigger improper array boundary check
Impact
Cause process crash or availability degradation

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation The attacker must be positioned on an adjacent network segment to the target - the CVSS AV:A vector confirms this is not remotely exploitable over the internet. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.3 with vector AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L reflects a moderate but geographically constrained risk. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An attacker on the same VLAN or directly connected subnet as an IBM AIX or PowerVM VIOS host sends a specially crafted network packet containing a malformed index value targeting the vulnerable array boundary check. The receiving process fails to validate the index, accesses memory out of bounds, and crashes or enters an unresponsive state - causing a denial of service. …
Remediation IBM has released a patch addressing this vulnerability, available through the IBM Fix Central portal. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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