CVE-2026-16656EPSS p52.4%

CVE-2026-16656CVE-2026-16656

ibm / vios

Description

IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to gain root privileges due to improper authentication.

Scoring

CVSS 9.8 ()
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS0.72% probability of exploitation · percentile 52.4% · 2026-10-05T12:00:23Z
Last modified2026-08-20
Sourced from NVD + FIRST.org EPSS. Curated for EU compliance use cases by Adam Lundqvist, Founder at SQUR.