CVE-2026-19442

highCVSS 8.2covered by 1 sourcefirst seen 2026-08-20

IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 has a pointer validation flaw exists in the AIX Virtual SCSI (vSCSI) initiator driver. Successful exploitation may result in denial of service, privilege escalation, or full compromise of the client LPAR kernel.

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Exploitation outlook

Low exploitation risk0.17% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 7% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.

Advisory coverage (1)

highCVE-2026-19442: IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 has a pointer validation flaw exists in the AIX …nvd · 2026-08-20

External references

NVD record for CVE-2026-19442

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