What is CVE-2026-17424?

CVE-2026-17424 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Aix, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2026-08-20.

How severe is CVE-2026-17424?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.

Path Traversal in IBM Aix

CVE-2026-17424

IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions due to improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm Aix — versions 7.2, 7.3
Ibm Powervm Vios — versions 4.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (vendor-advisory, patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-17424?: CVE-2026-17424 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Aix, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2026-08-20.
How severe is CVE-2026-17424?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.