CVE-2026-17136 Vulnerabilities in IBM AIX and PowerVM VIOS
Critical 9.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-17136 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2026-17136 is a critical 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-2026-17136 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-2026-17136/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-17136/index.md)
A format string vulnerability in IBM AIX and PowerVM VIOS allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-17136?
CVE-2026-17136 is a critical 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 execute arbitrary code due to a format string vulnerability.
Weakness: CWE-134
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-17136?
It affects 2 products.
How do I fix CVE-2026-17136?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-17136 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-17136 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-17136 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Aix
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4x62-vxrg-5r3p.