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CVE-2026-18716

CVE-2026-18716CRITICAL

IBM AIX — Vulnerabilities in IBM AIX and PowerVM VIOS

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   N   N  U  H  N  H    9.1   .0029   19.3     —

AFFECTED
  Product       Versions  Fixed
  AIX           7.2 –     —
  PowerVM VIOS  4.1 –     —

TIMELINE
  Aug 3   Reserved by ibm
  Aug 20  Published (CNA: ibm)
  Aug 25  RESCORED — CVE-2026-18716 (IBM AIX). CVSS 7.9 → 9.1 (NVD).

CWE-125 · CNA: ibm · CVSS v3.1 · 1 reference · NVD status: Analyzed

Description

IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service due to an out-of-bounds read.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
August 3, 2026	Reserved	Reserved by ibm
August 20, 2026	Published	Published (CNA: ibm)
August 25, 2026	RESCORED	RESCORED — CVE-2026-18716 (IBM AIX). CVSS 7.9 → 9.1 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 2 rows
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
IBM	AIX	—	7.2	—
IBM	PowerVM VIOS	—	4.1	—

Weaknesses

CWE-125

References (1)

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283858 [Patch, Vendor Advisory]

Authoritative record: CVE-2026-18716 at cve.org

Vendors: ibm

Weaknesses: CWE-125

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