What is GHSA-pjqq-8r6c-4f8w?

GHSA-pjqq-8r6c-4f8w 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 execute arbitrary...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-pjqq-8r6c-4f8w cover?

GHSA-pjqq-8r6c-4f8w covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-17142. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-pjqq-8r6c-4f8w?

GHSA-pjqq-8r6c-4f8w has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-pjqq-8r6c-4f8wCriticalCVSS 9.8

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

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

August 21, 2026

Last Modified

August 21, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-17142 →

📋 Description

IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands due to improper authentication.

🔗 References (3)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-17142
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283858
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pjqq-8r6c-4f8w