What is GHSA-5gx7-rp3r-m325?

GHSA-5gx7-rp3r-m325 is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with Medium severity. IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-5gx7-rp3r-m325 cover?

GHSA-5gx7-rp3r-m325 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-16972. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-5gx7-rp3r-m325?

GHSA-5gx7-rp3r-m325 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-5gx7-rp3r-m325MediumCVSS 6.5

IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

August 21, 2026

Last Modified

August 21, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-16972 →

📋 Description

IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information due to improper authentication.

🔗 References (3)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16972
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283858
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5gx7-rp3r-m325