CVE-2026-18828
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service due to a stack-based buffer overflow.
Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
7.5
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
Published
2026-08-20 22:17:17.097000
Last modified
2026-10-26 10:10:00.140000
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