HIGH 8.8 NVD

CVE-2026-16848

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 shell metacharacters

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 shell metacharacters in DHCP options.

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Published: 2026-08-19 · Source: NVD · Feed updated: 2026-08-20
This high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8 was published on 2026-08-19 via NVD.
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