CVE-2026-17007 Vulnerabilities in IBM AIX and PowerVM VIOS

Medium 6.7 Published 20 Aug 2026 Updated 21 Aug 2026

A local attacker can exploit an out-of-bounds read in IBM AIX and PowerVM VIOS to disclose sensitive information or cause a denial of service.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2026-17007?

CVE-2026-17007 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Aix, published on 20 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 obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service due to an out-of-bounds read.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-17007?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Ibm Aix, Ibm Vios.

How do I fix CVE-2026-17007?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-17007 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2026-17007 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-17007 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Ibm Aix vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-99pp-4r9g-w8c8.