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.

EPSS: 0.000 (0.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Ibm Aix
Ibm Http Server — versions 8.5.0, 9.0
Ibm Http_server
Ibm Z\/os
Linux Linux_kernel
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-822 — Untrusted Pointer Dereference

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (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.