CVE-2026-16840

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM AIX versions 7.2 and 7.3 IBM PowerVM VIOS version 4.1

Description An out-of-bounds write allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. An out-of-bounds write occurs when a program writes data past the end of the intended buffer, potentially overwriting adjacent memory locations.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.