CVE-2026-17024: CWE-295 Improper Certificate Validation in IBM AIX
Description
CVE-2026-17024 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM AIX versions 7.2 and 7.3, and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1. It involves improper certificate validation that could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on affected systems. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 score of 7.7, indicating significant impact on integrity and availability. No patch or remediation details are currently provided.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.7high
Affected software
IBM
AIX
IBM
PowerVM VIOS
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability, identified as CWE-295 (Improper Certificate Validation), affects IBM AIX 7.2, 7.3, and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1. Due to improper validation of certificates, a remote attacker could exploit this flaw to execute arbitrary code on the affected systems. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates network attack vector, high attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, low confidentiality impact, high integrity impact, and high availability impact.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code, potentially compromising system integrity and availability. Confidentiality impact is low according to the CVSS vector. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or patch links are provided in the current data. Until a patch is available, monitor IBM advisories for updates.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- ibm
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-24T10:21:28.320Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a877785acd9273b492c5dff
Added to database: 08/20/2026, 21:54:13 UTC
Last enriched: 09/10/2026, 21:02:21 UTC
Last updated: 10/05/2026, 06:48:14 UTC
Views: 30
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