CVE-2026-16844: IBM AIX vulnerability

Published Aug 15, 2026

Updated

AIX could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands due to improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command.

Affected Software

3 affected components

IBM AIX<=7.2

IBM AIX<=7.3

IBM PowerVM VIOS<=4.1

Event History

Aug 15, 2026

CVE Published

via IBM·12:00 AM

Data Sourced

via IBM·12:00 AM

DescriptionAffected Software

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

IBM-7283858

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