What is GHSA-cqrp-mxgc-jj3v?

GHSA-cqrp-mxgc-jj3v is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with Critical severity. IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to gain root...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-cqrp-mxgc-jj3v cover?

GHSA-cqrp-mxgc-jj3v covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-16656. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-cqrp-mxgc-jj3v?

GHSA-cqrp-mxgc-jj3v has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-cqrp-mxgc-jj3vCriticalCVSS 9.8

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

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

August 19, 2026

Last Modified

August 19, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-16656 →

📋 Description

IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to gain root privileges due to improper authentication.

🔗 References (3)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16656
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283858
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cqrp-mxgc-jj3v