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HIGH IBM CVE published 2026-08-19

CVE-2026-16844

IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands due to improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command. This vulnerability is significant as it enables attackers to inject malicious commands, potentially leading to unauthorized system access and data breaches. System administrators and security teams must prioritize patching and i [truncated]

HIGH IBM CVE published 2026-08-19

CVE-2026-16842

IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands due to improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command. This vulnerability exists in the affected systems' handling of OS commands, potentially allowing attackers to execute malicious commands. System administrators and security teams should review system configurations and user perm [truncated]

HIGH IBM CVE published 2026-08-19

CVE-2026-16841

AI-assisted PatchSiren debrief based on the supplied source corpus. The CVE record was published on 2026-08-19T20:17:05.360Z and has not been modified since then. The vulnerability is a stack buffer overflow in IBM AIX 7.2, 7.3, and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1, allowing remote code execution with a CVSS score of 8.8 and HIGH severity. Evidence is limited, and further verification is needed. Affected systems shou [truncated]

CRITICAL IBM CVE published 2026-08-19

CVE-2026-16839

AI-assisted PatchSiren debrief based on the supplied source corpus. The CVE record was published on 2026-08-19T20:17:05.030Z and has not been modified since then. The vulnerability is an integer underflow in the IPv4 IP-options parser of IBM AIX 7.2, 7.3, and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1. This could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information. The issue affects specific configurations and deployments [truncated]

HIGH IBM CVE published 2026-08-19

CVE-2026-16838

A local attacker could exploit a time-of-check to time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition in IBM AIX 7.2, 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 to overwrite critical files and obtain sensitive information. This vulnerability has a high impact on system security and integrity. System administrators and security teams should be aware of the potential risks and take steps to mitigate them. The TOCTOU race condition allow [truncated]

HIGH IBM CVE published 2026-08-19

CVE-2026-16837

IBM AIX 7.2, 7.3, and PowerVM VIOS 4.1 systems are vulnerable to a denial of service attack due to improper handling of a missing SSL client certificate. This vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-16837, could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service. System administrators and security teams should be aware of this vulnerability and take necessary actions to mitigate the risk. The CVSS score for [truncated]

HIGH IBM CVE published 2026-08-19

CVE-2026-16836

The CVE-2026-16836 vulnerability affects IBM AIX 7.2, 7.3, and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1, allowing a remote attacker to cause a denial of service due to uncontrolled resource consumption. This issue has a CVSS score of 7.5 with a HIGH severity. Administrators of these systems should be aware of this vulnerability and take necessary actions to prevent potential denial of service attacks. The CVE record was publ [truncated]

CRITICAL IBM CVE published 2026-08-19

CVE-2026-16834

AI-assisted PatchSiren debrief based on the supplied source corpus. The CVE record was published on 2026-08-19T20:17:04.270Z and has not been modified since then. The CVE-2026-16834 record describes an integer underflow vulnerability in IBM AIX 7.2, 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1. This vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service. The CVSS score is 9.8, indicating a critical vuln [truncated]

MEDIUM IBM CVE published 2026-08-19

CVE-2026-16833

IBM AIX 7.2, 7.3, and PowerVM VIOS 4.1 systems are vulnerable to an out-of-bounds read, potentially allowing remote attackers to disclose kernel memory. This medium-severity vulnerability, classified as CWE-125, has a CVSS score of 5.3. System administrators and security teams should be aware of this vulnerability and take necessary defensive actions to limit exposure.

HIGH IBM CVE published 2026-08-19

CVE-2026-16831

AI-assisted PatchSiren debrief based on the supplied source corpus. The CVE record was published on 2026-08-19T20:17:03.733Z and has not been modified since then. The vulnerability affects IBM AIX 7.2, 7.3, and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1, allowing a remote attacker to cause a denial of service due to uncontrolled resource consumption. System administrators responsible for these systems should be aware of this v [truncated]

MEDIUM IBM CVE published 2026-08-19

CVE-2026-16829

AI-assisted PatchSiren debrief based on the supplied source corpus. The CVE record was published on 2026-08-19T20:17:03.553Z and has not been modified since then. CVE-2026-16829 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM AIX 7.2, 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 that could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service due to a NULL pointer dereference. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.3 and is cl [truncated]

MEDIUM IBM CVE published 2026-08-19

CVE-2026-16827

AI-assisted PatchSiren debrief based on the supplied source corpus. The CVE record was published on 2026-08-19T20:17:03.353Z and has not been modified since then. This CVE-2026-16827 vulnerability affects IBM AIX 7.2, 7.3, and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1, allowing a remote attacker to cause a denial of service due to the use of an uninitialized stack pointer. System administrators and security teams should revie [truncated]

MEDIUM IBM CVE published 2026-08-19

CVE-2026-16825

IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information and cause a denial of service due to an out-of-bounds write. The vulnerability has a medium severity with a CVSS score of 4.2, indicating potential impact on system availability and data confidentiality. Affected systems should be verified, and vendor patches applied to mitigate this v [truncated]

HIGH IBM CVE published 2026-08-19

CVE-2026-16824

AI-assisted PatchSiren debrief based on the supplied source corpus. The CVE record was published on 2026-08-19T20:17:02.930Z and has not been modified since then. IBM AIX 7.2, 7.3, and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 systems are vulnerable to a denial of service attack due to unbounded recursion. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5 and is classified as HIGH severity. The attack could allow a remote attacker t [truncated]

MEDIUM IBM CVE published 2026-08-19

CVE-2026-16724

The IBM Virtualization Management Interface (VMI) is vulnerable to a crash caused by an authenticated administrator-level attacker. This could lead to sustained availability impacts if repeatedly exploited. Affected versions include FW1110.00 through FW1110.30, FW1120.00, and FW1060.00 through FW1060.80. The vulnerability allows an attacker with authenticated administrator-level access to cause the VMI to [truncated]

HIGH IBM CVE published 2026-08-19

CVE-2026-16707

IBM PowerVM Hypervisor is affected by a vulnerability in the service processor mailbox interface. An attacker with authenticated service-level access to the FSP can send a specially crafted mailbox message to read or modify arbitrary regions of Hostboot memory, compromising the host firmware boot stack and the hypervisor subsequently loaded by it. This vulnerability impacts the confidentiality, integrity, [truncated]

HIGH IBM CVE published 2026-08-19

CVE-2026-16661

IBM PowerVM Hypervisor is affected by a vulnerability in the service processor mailbox interface. An attacker with authenticated service-level access to the FSP can exploit this vulnerability, allowing arbitrary code to be executed in the host firmware runtime. This could give full control over the managed system, resulting in a confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. System administrators sh [truncated]

HIGH IBM CVE published 2026-08-19

CVE-2026-18848

The CVE-2026-18848 record indicates a vulnerability in the ASMI web interface of certain IBM Power Systems firmware versions. An attacker could lure a logged-in ASMI administrator to visit a crafted web page and perform administrative actions on the FSP without the administrator's knowledge, impacting confidentiality, integrity, and availability. This issue affects IBM Power Systems with specific firmware [truncated]

HIGH IBM CVE published 2026-08-19

CVE-2026-17494

AI-assisted PatchSiren debrief based on the supplied source corpus. The CVE record was published on 2026-08-19T19:17:11.703Z and has not been modified since then. The vulnerability affects IBM Power Systems Firmware versions FW1120.00 and FW1110.00 through FW1110.30, allowing an attacker with service access to the BMC to send a specially crafted command, enabling arbitrary code execution on the host syste [truncated]

HIGH IBM CVE published 2026-08-19

CVE-2026-17429

IBM Power Systems Firmware, specifically versions FW1120.00, FW1110.00 through FW1110.30, FW1060.00 through FW1060.80, FW950.00 through FW950.H2, OP940.00 through OP940.a1 (Power9), and OP940.00 - OP940.81 (Power HMC), is affected by a vulnerability in the interface between the BMC/FSP and the host system. An attacker with service account or root access to the BMC/FSP can write arbitrary data to hardware [truncated]

HIGH IBM CVE published 2026-08-19

CVE-2026-17093

IBM Power Systems Firmware vulnerability in host firmware configuration parsing allows for confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. The vulnerability affects IBM Power Systems Firmware FW1120.00, FW1110.00 through FW1110.30, FW1060.00 through FW1060.80, FW950.00 through FW950.H2, OP940.00 through OP940.a1 (Power9), and OP940.00 - OP940.81 (Power HMC). An attacker with service-level access to t [truncated]

MEDIUM IBM CVE published 2026-08-19

CVE-2026-16938

IBM Power Systems Firmware is affected by a vulnerability in access controls over privileged system configuration operations on the FSP. An attacker with authenticated administrator-level access to the FSP can place the managed system into a non-production operational mode, allowing certain system components to be disabled. This condition persists across FSP resets and requires explicit operator intervent [truncated]

CRITICAL IBM CVE published 2026-08-19

CVE-2026-16835

IBM Power Systems Firmware is affected by a vulnerability in the FSP management network protocol. An unauthenticated attacker on the management network can bypass authentication and perform any administrative operation on the managed system, including control of partition power state, configuration, and console access across all hosted partitions. This could lead to a significant impact on the confidentia [truncated]

HIGH IBM CVE published 2026-08-19

CVE-2026-16828

IBM Power Systems Firmware is affected by a vulnerability in the ASMI web interface, which could allow an unauthenticated attacker on the management network to cause the ASMI web server to crash with possible memory corruption and generate an error log; hosted partitions are not affected. This vulnerability impacts integrity and availability if exploited repeatedly. The ASMI web interface will restart aut [truncated]

MEDIUM IBM CVE published 2026-08-19

CVE-2026-19653

IBM AIX 7.2, 7.3, and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 are vulnerable to a local denial of service attack due to improper handling of memory page table configurations. This issue could allow an attacker to cause a denial of service, potentially disrupting system operations. System administrators and security teams should review and verify affected systems and versions, and apply vendor patches when available. The vul [truncated]

HIGH IBM CVE published 2026-08-19

CVE-2026-19234

IBM Power Systems Firmware vulnerability CVE-2026-19234 allows for arbitrary code execution due to a weakness in the host firmware boot process image validation path. This could result in a confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact to the affected host system. Affected systems include Power Systems Firmware versions FW1120.00, FW1110.00 through FW1110.30, and FW1060.00 through FW1060.80.

HIGH IBM CVE published 2026-08-19

CVE-2026-16819

A local attacker could exploit a time-of-check time-of-use race condition in IBM AIX 7.2, 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 to cause a denial of service and compromise data integrity. This vulnerability affects system deployments that rely on these products. The issue arises from a timing vulnerability that allows an attacker to manipulate system states. System administrators and security teams should review o [truncated]

MEDIUM IBM CVE published 2026-08-19

CVE-2026-15961

IBM PowerVM Hypervisor is vulnerable to improper control of format strings, which could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service. This vulnerability affects IBM PowerVM Hypervisor FW1120.00, FW1110.00 through FW1110.30, and FW1060.00 through FW1060.80. The vulnerability is due to CWE-134. Affected systems should be reviewed for exposure and patched according to v [truncated]

HIGH IBM CVE published 2026-08-14

CVE-2026-18554

IBM Db2 Mirror for i 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information due to improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory. This vulnerability, classified under CWE-22, Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory, has a high CVSS score of 7.5, indicating high severity. The vulnerability exists because the affected product does not [truncated]

MEDIUM IBM CVE published 2026-08-14

CVE-2026-18178

AI-assisted PatchSiren debrief based on the supplied source corpus. The CVE record was published on 2026-08-14T20:16:51.487Z and has not been modified since then. IBM Db2 Mirror for i 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 are vulnerable to a path traversal attack, allowing remote authenticated attackers to delete arbitrary files. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.4 and is classified as MEDIUM severity. The attack requ [truncated]