Security Advisory

CVE-2026-16991

CVE vulnerability detail - eXtreme Datacenter Security Operations

Published 2026-08-20 21:47:26

Last updated 2026-08-20 21:47:26

Assigner ibm

CVSS score 7.8

State PUBLISHED

IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges due to improper handling of symbolic links.