CVE-2026-16989High· 7.1▾ TwilightIBM 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.
▾ Twilight zone — High severity, or a signal on a lesser flaw
impact 39.1 · likelihood 0 · exploitation 0
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Disclosed via NVD
Last analysed / modified upstream
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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.
Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.
Connected by shared product, vendor, weakness, or advisory.
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