CVE-2026-18824

published 2026-08-20

CVE-2026-18824: IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands due to improper neutralization of…

Priority P2 62 high 8.8 CVSS 3.1

AV N AC L PR L UI N S U C H I H A H

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

Affected

10 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
ibm	aix	—	—
ibm	aix	—	—
ibm	aix	7.2.5 – 7.2.5.212	—
ibm	aix	7.3.2 – 7.3.2.5	—
ibm	aix	7.3.3 – 7.3.3.2	—
ibm	aix	7.3.4 – 7.3.4.1	—
ibm	powervm_vios	—	—
ibm	vios	>= 4.1.0 < 4.1.0.50	4.1.0.50
ibm	vios	>= 4.1.1.0 < 4.1.1.30	4.1.1.30
ibm	vios	>= 4.1.2.0 < 4.1.2.20	4.1.2.20

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