๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2026-16938

MEDIUM 6.9

Power System Missing Authorization

CVSS Score
6.9
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

IBM Power Systems Firmware FW1120.00, FW1110.00 through FW1110.30, FW1060.00 through FW1060.80, and FW950.00 through FW950.H2 is affected by a vulnerability in access controls over privileged system configuration operations on the FSP. An attacker with authenticated administrator-level access to the FSP can place the managed system into a non-production operational mode, allowing certain system components to be disabled. This condition persists across FSP resets and requires explicit operator intervention โ€” clearing the affected configuration โ€” to restore normal operation. Successful exploitation results in an availability impact to the managed system.

CWE CWE-862
Vendor ibm
Product power systems firmware
Published Aug 19, 2026
Last Updated Aug 19, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:H
Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
High

Affected Versions

IBM / Power Systems Firmware
FW1120.00 FW1110.00 โ‰ค FW1110.30 FW1060.00 โ‰ค FW1060.80 FW950.00 โ‰ค FW950.H2

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
ibm.com: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283896