CVE-2026-17060: CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in IBM AIX
Description
CVE-2026-17060 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting IBM AIX versions 7.2 and 7.3, and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1. It allows a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information and cause a denial of service due to a kernel heap over-read. The vulnerability does not require user interaction or privileges to exploit. No patch information is currently provided.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.1high
Affected software
IBM
AIX
IBM
PowerVM VIOS
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves a kernel heap over-read in IBM AIX 7.2, 7.3, and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1, which can be triggered remotely without authentication. The flaw leads to exposure of sensitive information (CWE-200) and can cause denial of service (DoS). The CVSS v3.1 base score is 8.1, reflecting high impact on confidentiality and availability with low attack complexity and no required privileges or user interaction.
Potential Impact
An attacker can remotely access sensitive information from the affected systems and cause a denial of service condition, potentially disrupting system availability. The confidentiality impact is high, and the availability impact is also high. Integrity is not affected. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, monitor IBM's official security advisories for updates. No vendor-provided patches or workarounds are currently documented.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- ibm
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-24T13:43:53.569Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a877785acd9273b492c5e03
Added to database: 08/20/2026, 21:54:13 UTC
Last enriched: 09/10/2026, 21:02:12 UTC
Last updated: 10/05/2026, 06:48:14 UTC
Views: 36
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