HIGH 7.8 NVD

CVE-2026-16874

IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a local attacker to obtain root privileges due to improper enforcement of RBAC authentication roles.

IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a local attacker to obtain root privileges due to improper enforcement of RBAC authentication roles.

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Published: 2026-08-19 · Source: NVD · Feed updated: 2026-08-20
This high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 was published on 2026-08-19 via NVD.
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