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IBM AIX is a Unix-based operating system for Power Systems that recently suffered a critical RCE vulnerability alongside numerous high-severity flaws in 2026, indicating a pattern of unpatched remote code execution issues affecting both AIX and PowerVM VIOS.
PROFILE
CategoryOperating SystemWhat they doIBM AIX is a Unix-based operating system developed by IBM for Power Systems hardware.
Websitehttps://www.ibm.com/support/pages/aix ↗
SECURITY POSTURE
IBM AIX has a poor security posture, evidenced by a critical RCE vulnerability in 2026 affecting AIX 7.2/7.3 and PowerVM VIOS 4.1, alongside multiple high-severity remote code execution and denial-of-service flaws discovered in the same period.
Notable failures
- CVE-2026-16919 critical RCE
- CVE-2026-19437 high RCE
- CVE-2026-17423 high RCE
- CVE-2026-18716 high authenticated RCE
- CVE-2026-18832 high RCE
- CVE-2026-8855 high HTTP Server RCE
Patterns: repeated unpatched remote code execution vulnerabilities; multiple high-severity flaws in the same release window; vulnerabilities affecting both AIX and PowerVM VIOS simultaneously
FAILURE HISTORY · 15
| DATE | EVENT | SEV | SUMMARY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-19 | CVE-2026-16919 | critical | IBM AIX 7.2/7.3 and PowerVM VIOS 4.1 suffer a critical remote code execution flaw from improper pointer validation. |
| 2026-08-20 | CVE-2026-19437 | high | CVE-2026-19437: IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to e |
| 2026-08-20 | CVE-2026-17423 | high | CVE-2026-17423: IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to o |
| 2026-08-20 | CVE-2026-18716 | high | CVE-2026-18716: IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote authenticated |
| 2026-08-20 | CVE-2026-17436 | high | CVE-2026-17436: IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to e |
| 2026-08-20 | CVE-2026-18832 | high | CVE-2026-18832: IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to e |
| 2026-08-20 | CVE-2026-18670 | high | CVE-2026-18670: IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to c |
| 2026-08-20 | CVE-2026-17000 | high | CVE-2026-17000: IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to e |
| 2026-08-20 | CVE-2026-17003 | high | CVE-2026-17003: IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to c |
| 2026-08-20 | CVE-2026-17006 | high | CVE-2026-17006: IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to e |
| 2026-08-20 | CVE-2026-17024 | high | CVE-2026-17024: IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to e |
| 2026-08-20 | CVE-2026-17060 | high | CVE-2026-17060: IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to o |
| 2026-08-20 | CVE-2026-17138 | high | CVE-2026-17138: IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to e |
| 2026-05-26 | CVE-2026-8855 | high | CVE-2026-8855: IBM HTTP Server 8.5, and 9.0 is vulnerable to remote code execution and denial o |
| 2026-05-26 | CVE-2026-8856 | high | CVE-2026-8856: IBM HTTP Server 8.5, and 9.0 is vulnerable to denial of service in configuration |
DOSSIER SOURCES
- IBM AIX - Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org
- AIX - Products, Competitors, Financials, Employees, Headquarters Locations · www.cbinsights.com
- About Air India Express - Our Story, Vision & Network · www.airindiaexpress.com
- IBM AIX - Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org
- AIX (operating system) - Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org
- A Brief History of AIX - IBM · www.ibm.com
Open questions: Exact founding year of IBM AIX (Wikipedia does not explicitly state it in the provided snippet) · Current patching cadence for AIX 7.2/7.3 and PowerVM VIOS 4.1 post-August 2026
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