# CVE-2026-16964: Vulnerabilities in IBM AIX and PowerVM VIOS

> Remote attackers can intercept messages and forge replies due to sensitive information exposure in IBM AIX and PowerVM VIOS.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Aug 2026
- **Updated:** 25 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mmff-8rp4-g72c

## What is CVE-2026-16964?

CVE-2026-16964 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Aix, published on 20 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to intercept messages and forge replies due to the exposure of sensitive information.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-16964?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Ibm Aix, Ibm Vios.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-16964?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-16964 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-16964 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-16964 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Aix

- [CVE-2025-36250](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-36250/): AIX Code Execution (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2024-56346](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-56346/): IBM AIX command execution (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2010-3187](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3187/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2009-3699](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-3699/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2009-3517](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-3517/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-16964 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-16964 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Aix, published on 20 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-16964 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Ibm Aix. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-16964/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-16964/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-16964
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16964
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-16964

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-16964/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.