5.5

CVE-2026-16973: ibm aix

CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumAnalyzed
Published 20-08-2026Last modified 21-08-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-16973 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in ibm aix. EPSS estimates a 0.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 3.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.14%
0%100%
Low · +0.04 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 20-08-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 21-08-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a local attacker to disclose sensitive kernel memory due to an out-of-bounds read.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.14%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

3%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.04 pp

From 0.11% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.14%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ibm3 products
  • aix7.2 | 7.3 | ≥ 7.2.5, ≤ 7.2.5.212 | ≥ 7.3.2, ≤ 7.3.2.5 | ≥ 7.3.3, ≤ 7.3.3.2 | ≥ 7.3.4, ≤ 7.3.4.1
  • powervm vios4.1
  • vios≥ 4.1.0, < 4.1.0.50 | ≥ 4.1.1.0, < 4.1.1.30 | ≥ 4.1.2.0, < 4.1.2.20

1 vendor · 3 products

References

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