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CVE-2026-16821

IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges due to a format string vulnerability.

Impact

IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges due to a format string vulnerability.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
IbmAix
from 7.2.5.0 through 7.2.5.212
from 7.3.2 through 7.3.2.5
from 7.3.3 through 7.3.3.2
from 7.3.4 through 7.3.4.1
IbmVios
from 4.1.0 before 4.1.0.50
from 4.1.1 before 4.1.1.30
from 4.1.2.0 before 4.1.2.20

Weakness classification

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