CVE-2026-16875 Vulnerabilities in IBM AIX and PowerVM VIOS

High 7.8 Published 19 Aug 2026 Updated 22 Aug 2026

A local attacker can execute arbitrary commands on IBM AIX and PowerVM VIOS via shell metacharacter injection.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2026-16875?

CVE-2026-16875 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Ibm Aix, published on 19 Aug 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary commands due to shell metacharacter injection.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-16875?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Ibm Aix, Ibm Vios.

How do I fix CVE-2026-16875?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-16875 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2026-16875 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-16875 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-fvfc-rh3q-hmjf.