{"id":"CVE-2026-16936","title":"IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code due to a buffer overflow.","summary":"IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code due to a buffer overflow.","severity":"high","cvss":8.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-787"],"published":"2026-08-20","updated":"2026-08-22","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16936","references":[{"url":"https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283858","label":"psirt@us.ibm.com"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00115,"epssPercentile":0.01778,"ingestedAt":"2026-08-23T03:41:35.752Z","slug":"CVE-2026-16936","body":"## Overview\n\nIBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code due to a buffer overflow.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":48,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":48.4,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}