Vulnerability Details CVE-2026-17171
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a local attacker to overwrite arbitrary files due to improper resolution of symbolic links.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.001
EPSS Ranking 2.8%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 7.8
Products affected by CVE-2026-17171
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cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:4.1.0.10
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cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:4.1.0.20
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cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:4.1.0.21
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cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:4.1.0.30
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cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:4.1.0.40
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cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:4.1.1.0
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cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:4.1.1.10
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cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:4.1.1.20
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cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:4.1.2.0
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