CVE-2026-17424 Vulnerabilities in IBM AIX and PowerVM VIOS
Remote attackers can bypass security restrictions in IBM AIX and PowerVM VIOS due to improper pathname limitation.
- 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-2026-17424?
CVE-2026-17424 is a medium-severity path traversal 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 bypass security restrictions due to improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-17424?
It affects 2 products.
How do I fix CVE-2026-17424?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-17424 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2026-17424 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-17424 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Aix
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rxjq-gwp8-7mvc.