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CVE-2026-16822

IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to impersonate the TNC policy server and modify traffic due to improper certificate validation.

CRITICAL 9.3EPSS 0.20%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.20%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to impersonate the TNC policy server and modify traffic due to improper certificate validation.

CVSS 3.1: 9.3 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N
EPSS: 0.20% probability · 10th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-295
Affected: ibm/aix · ibm/vios
Source: psirt@us.ibm.com

References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283858Patch, Vendor Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.