NetSight
high8.2

CVE-2026-16857

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.

Impact

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
IbmAix
from 7.2.5 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 4.1.1.0 before 4.1.1.30
from 4.1.2.0 before 4.1.2.20

Weakness classification

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