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IBM AIX CVE-2026-16972

| EUVDEUVD-2026-63701 HIGH
Improper Authentication (CWE-287)
2026-08-20 ibm GHSA-5gx7-rp3r-m325
7.5
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Vendor (ibm) PRIMARY
MEDIUM
qualitative
NVD
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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7.5 HIGH

Network-exposed unauthenticated service, no interaction needed, confidentiality-only impact with no integrity or availability effect confirmed by description.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (ibm).

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

6
Analysis Updated
Aug 24, 2026 - 17:43 vuln.today
v2 (cvss_changed)
Re-analysis Queued
Aug 24, 2026 - 17:37 vuln.today
cvss_changed
Severity Changed
Aug 24, 2026 - 17:37 NVD
MEDIUM HIGH
CVSS changed
Aug 24, 2026 - 17:37 NVD
6.5 (MEDIUM) 7.5 (HIGH)
Analysis Generated
Aug 20, 2026 - 23:16 vuln.today
CVE Published
Aug 20, 2026 - 21:46 nvd
MEDIUM 6.5

DescriptionNVD

IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information due to improper authentication.

AnalysisAI

Sensitive information disclosure affects IBM AIX 7.2 and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 via improper authentication (CWE-287), allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to obtain confidential data over the network. The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) confirms exploitation requires no credentials and no user interaction, making it trivially reachable from any network-adjacent position. …

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Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation No special authentication or user interaction is required - the CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) confirms exploitation is possible by an unauthenticated remote attacker against any network-exposed instance of the affected service on IBM AIX 7.2, AIX 7.3, or PowerVM VIOS 4.1. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 7.5 score is well-supported by the network-accessible, no-authentication, no-interaction vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N), with high confidentiality impact and no integrity or availability loss. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in.
Remediation IBM has released a patch, available via the official advisory at https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283858. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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Within 24 hours, audit your infrastructure to identify all AIX 7.2, 7.3, and PowerVM VIOS 4.1 deployments and immediately restrict network access to these systems to only trusted management and operational networks. …

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