IBM AIX 7.2/7.3 & PowerVM VIOS 4.1 cmdnim Lcl RCE to Root
CVE-2026-19449 Published on August 20, 2026
Vulnerabilities in IBM AIX and PowerVM VIOS
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 has a vulnerability in cmdnim that may allow an unprivileged local user to executes the payload as root.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-19449 can be exploited with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-19449
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Affected Versions
IBM AIX:- Version 7.2 is affected.
- Version 7.3 is affected.
- Version 4.1 is affected.