CyberRota Analysis
AI-GeneratedIBM AIX 7.2, 7.3, and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 are susceptible to a TOCTOU race condition that enables local attackers to escalate their privileges to root. This vulnerability poses a significant risk, as it can be exploited to gain unauthorized control over the affected systems. Organizations using these IBM products should prioritize patching to mitigate potential security breaches.
CVE
CVE-2026-16927
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.3
EPSS
0.07%
Original NVD Description
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a local attacker to gain root privileges due to a time-of-check to time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition.
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