What is CVE-2026-8835?

CVE-2026-8835 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Aix, classified under Untrusted Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2026-05-26.

How severe is CVE-2026-8835?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Aix

CVE-2026-8835

IBM HTTP Server 8.5, and 9.0 is vulnerable to invalid pointer dereference. A privileged user, authenticated to the Administration Server, could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or cause a denial of service.

Published 2026-05-26 · last modified 2026-07-23.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (22.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-19.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 22nd percentile — 22.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-822 — Untrusted Pointer Dereference

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7274065 (vendor-advisory, patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-8835?: CVE-2026-8835 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Aix, classified under Untrusted Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2026-05-26.
How severe is CVE-2026-8835?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.