PT-2026-78609 · Ibm · Powervm Vios+1

CVE-2026-16848

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Published

2026-08-19

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Updated

2026-08-22

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

VectorAV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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 Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands due to improper neutralization of shell metacharacters within DHCP options. This occurs when the system fails to properly sanitize input used in shell commands, allowing an attacker to inject malicious characters to alter the command execution flow.
Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

OS Command Injection

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-16848

Affected Products

Aix
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