{"id":"CVE-2026-16989","title":"IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges due to improper resolution of symbolic links.","summary":"IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges due to improper resolution of symbolic links.","severity":"high","cvss":7.1,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","cwe":["CWE-59"],"published":"2026-08-20","updated":"2026-08-22","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16989","references":[{"url":"https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283858","label":"psirt@us.ibm.com"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00129,"epssPercentile":0.02958,"ingestedAt":"2026-08-23T03:41:35.983Z","slug":"CVE-2026-16989","body":"## Overview\n\nIBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges due to improper resolution of symbolic links.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":39,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":39.1,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}