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CVE-2026-16882

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Description

IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands due to improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command.

Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS score
9.8 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
Published
2026-08-19 20:17:09.090000
Last modified
2026-10-26 11:10:00.157000
View original CVE JSON
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