CVE-2026-16925

HIGHNVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 7.8 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.1%, top 100% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory enrichment pending alignment with NVD CVSS.

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
7.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a local attacker to achieve privilege escalation due to improper authorization.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8(medium)
EG Risk
35(Track)
EG Risk 35/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity78% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
0%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 20, 2026

Last Modified

August 24, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 20, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in IBM AIX and PowerVM VIOS

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283858

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-16925(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 21× in last 7d / 98× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 110 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-09-20 05:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-19 16:53 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-09-19 16:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-19 04:11 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-09-19 04:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-18 19:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-09-18 15:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-18 02:46 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-09-18 02:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-17 14:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-17 01:22 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-09-17 01:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-16 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-09-16 12:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-15 23:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-09-15 11:16 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-09-15 11:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-14 22:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-09-14 09:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-13 20:49 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-09-13 20:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-13 16:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-09-13 08:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-12 19:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-12 06:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-09-11 17:58 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-11 17:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-11 14:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-09-11 09:36 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-09-11 05:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-10 16:34 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-09-10 16:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-10 09:34 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-09-10 03:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-09 14:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-09 02:00 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-09-09 02:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-08 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-09-08 05:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-07 17:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  17. 2026-09-06 15:38 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-09-06 15:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-09-06 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-09-06 02:55 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-09-06 02:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-05 14:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-05 01:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-04 12:50 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-09-04 12:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-09-04 05:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  27. 2026-09-04 00:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-09-03 11:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-09-02 22:38 UTCEG score recompute
  30. 2026-09-02 22:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-09-02 14:11 UTCEPSS rescore
  32. 2026-09-02 09:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-09-01 21:12 UTCEG score recompute
  34. 2026-09-01 21:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-09-01 13:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  36. 2026-09-01 08:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-08-31 19:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-08-31 05:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-08-30 16:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-08-30 03:59 UTCEG score recompute
  41. 2026-08-30 03:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-08-30 01:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  43. 2026-08-29 15:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-08-29 02:35 UTCEG score recompute
  45. 2026-08-29 02:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-08-28 21:41 UTCEPSS rescore
  47. 2026-08-28 13:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-08-28 01:06 UTCEG score recompute
  49. 2026-08-28 01:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  50. 2026-08-27 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  51. 2026-08-27 12:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-08-26 23:42 UTCEG score recompute
  53. 2026-08-26 23:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  54. 2026-08-26 14:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  55. 2026-08-26 11:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  56. 2026-08-25 22:18 UTCEG score recompute
  57. 2026-08-25 22:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  58. 2026-08-25 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  59. 2026-08-25 09:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  60. 2026-08-24 20:54 UTCEG score recompute▲ 0.70
  61. 2026-08-24 20:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  62. 2026-08-24 20:54 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 7.8
  63. 2026-08-24 17:00 UTCEG score recompute
  64. 2026-08-24 17:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  65. 2026-08-24 08:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  66. 2026-08-23 20:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  67. 2026-08-23 07:22 UTCEG score recompute
  68. 2026-08-23 07:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  69. 2026-08-23 00:19 UTCEPSS rescore
  70. 2026-08-22 18:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  71. 2026-08-22 05:59 UTCEG score recompute
  72. 2026-08-22 05:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  73. 2026-08-21 23:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  74. 2026-08-21 17:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  75. 2026-08-21 04:35 UTCEG score recompute

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-16925?
CVE-2026-16925 is a high vulnerability published on August 20, 2026. IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a local attacker to achieve privilege escalation due to improper authorization.
When was CVE-2026-16925 disclosed?
CVE-2026-16925 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 20, 2026, with the most recent update on August 24, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-16925 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-16925 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 99.6% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-16925?
CVE-2026-16925 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-16925?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-16925, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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