HIGHCVSS 8.2

CVE-2026-18840

CVE-2026-18840 updated by NVD

Modified: 2026-08-26
Sources: nvd

Summary

IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code due to improper validation of an attacker-controlled pointer.

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-18840

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