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CVE-2026-16857

HIGH
MEDIUM Priority: 0.05 BB Relevance: 77/100
Published: 2026-08-19 Modified: 2026-10-26 First seen: 2026-10-29 Status: active

Attack Surface

Network Low Complexity No Auth No Interaction Integ. Impact

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV: Network
AC: Low
PR: None
UI: None
S: Unchanged
C: None
I: High
A: Low

Description

IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to manipulate network traffic and DNS configuration due to improper authentication.

Weakness Classification (1)

Affected Software (2)

VendorProductVersion
ibm aix 7.2.5 – 7.2.5.212
ibm vios 4.1.0 – 4.1.0.50

References & Advisories (1)

Bug Bounty Relevance

77 / 100
✓ Network accessible
✓ No authentication
✓ Low complexity
✓ No user interaction

CVSS Score

8.2 / 10.0 v3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L

EPSS — Exploitation Probability

0.60%
Raw Score 0.005990
Percentile 48.6%
Date 2026-10-29

EPSS Trend

2026-10-29
0.00599
2026-10-28
0.00599

Intelligence Sources

nvd ref →

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