ShellCodeX vulnerability brief
LOW
Received
CVE-2026-16890
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service due to an integer overflow.
Published 19 Aug 2026, 20:17 UTC
Last modified 19 Aug 2026, 20:17 UTC
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Attack profile
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Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
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Affected products
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Weakness classification
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Source references
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