PT-2026-78599 · Ibm · Aix+1

CVE-2026-16837

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Published

2026-08-19

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Updated

2026-08-24

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

VectorAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM AIX versions 7.2 and 7.3 IBM PowerVM VIOS version 4.1
Description A remote attacker can cause a denial of service due to the improper handling of a missing SSL client certificate. SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) is a protocol used to establish encrypted links between a server and a client.
Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

DoS

Resource Exhaustion

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-16837

Affected Products

Aix
Powervm Vios