CVE-2026-16989EPSS p2.2%

CVE-2026-16989CVE-2026-16989

ibm / vios

Description

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 resolution of symbolic links.

Scoring

CVSS 7.1 ()
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS0.13% probability of exploitation · percentile 2.2% · 2026-10-05T12:00:23Z
Last modified2026-08-24
Sourced from NVD + FIRST.org EPSS. Curated for EU compliance use cases by Adam Lundqvist, Founder at SQUR.