Vulnerability Details CVE-2026-16989
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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.002
EPSS Ranking 6.9%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 7.1