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IBM AIX CVE-2026-16852

| EUVDEUVD-2026-62747 HIGH
Integer Overflow or Wraparound (CWE-190)
2026-08-19 ibm GHSA-r9qv-gv57-mv22
7.5
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Vendor (ibm) PRIMARY
HIGH
qualitative
NVD
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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7.5 HIGH

Network-reachable integer overflow requiring no authentication or interaction; impact is availability-only with no confidentiality or integrity consequence.

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

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Analysis Generated
Aug 19, 2026 - 20:34 vuln.today
CVE Published
Aug 19, 2026 - 19:37 nvd
HIGH 7.5

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 integer overflow.

AnalysisAI

Remote denial of service in IBM AIX 7.2, AIX 7.3, and PowerVM VIOS 4.1 allows an unauthenticated network attacker to crash affected systems by triggering an integer overflow in a network-reachable component. The CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H vector confirms full availability loss with no authentication or user interaction required. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Identify network-reachable IBM AIX or VIOS host
Delivery
Send crafted network packet to vulnerable service
Exploit
Trigger integer overflow in input processing
Execution
Corrupt internal buffer or counter
Persist
Crash process or kernel
Impact
Cause denial of service or LPAR I/O loss

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation No special conditions are required beyond network reachability to the target system: the CVSS vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H confirms remote unauthenticated exploitation against network-exposed AIX 7.2/7.3 or PowerVM VIOS 4.1 systems. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 7.5 score is well-supported by the vector: AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N establishes that an unauthenticated remote attacker on any network path can trigger the flaw with low effort, and the A:H metric reflects that a successful exploit causes a full denial of service. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An unauthenticated attacker on a network path to a vulnerable AIX or PowerVM VIOS host sends a specially crafted packet or series of packets to a listening network service, triggering an integer overflow in the service's input-processing code. The overflow corrupts internal state - such as a buffer length or allocation size - causing the process or kernel to crash, resulting in a system-wide denial of service or loss of all LPAR I/O on a VIOS host. …
Remediation A vendor-released patch is available per IBM's advisory at https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283858; administrators should consult this page for the exact fix level (Technology Level or Service Pack) applicable to their installed AIX 7.2, AIX 7.3, or PowerVM VIOS 4.1 version, as no specific patched version number was published in the available intelligence data. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

Recommended ActionAI

Within 24 hours, inventory all systems running IBM AIX 7.2, AIX 7.3, or PowerVM VIOS 4.1 and assess their network exposure. …

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