CVE-2026-16682

This Power System update is being released to address

Published Nov 8, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

IBM Power Systems Firmware FW1120.00 through FW1120.01, FW1110.00 through FW1110.31, FW1060.00 through FW1060.81, OP940.00 through OP940.A2, OP910.00 through OP910.95, and OP940.00 through OP940.82 could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service due to improper handling of uninitialized resources.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

IBM

OPENBMC

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`FW1120.00`	affected	≤ FW1120.01
`FW1110.00`	affected	≤ FW1110.31
`FW1060.00`	affected	≤ FW1060.81
`OP940.00`	affected	≤ OP940.A2
`OP910.00`	affected	≤ OP910.95

IBM

Hardware Management Console

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`OP940.00`	affected	≤ OP940.82

No data.

Vendor Product Versions

Ibm

Hardware Management Console

Version	Status	Scheme	Platform
`[OP940.00,OP940.82]`	affected	generic	—

Ibm

Openbmc

Version	Status	Scheme	Platform
`[FW1120.00,FW1120.01]`	affected	generic	—
`[FW1110.00,FW1110.31]`	affected	generic	—
`[FW1060.00,FW1060.81]`	affected	generic	—
`[OP940.00,OP940.A2]`	affected	generic	—
`[OP910.00,OP910.95]`	affected	generic	—

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Customers with the products below should install FW1120.02(1120_195), FW1110.32(1110_160) or newer to remediate this vulnerability. Power 11 1) IBM Power System S1122 (9824-22A) 2) IBM Power System S1124 (9824-42A) 3) IBM Power System S1122s (9824-22B) 4) IBM Power System S1114 (9824-41B) 5) IBM Power System L1122 (9856-22H) 6) IBM Power System L1124 (9856-42H) 7) IBM Power System E1150 (9043-MRU) 8) IBM Power System S1112 (9242-21B, 9242-21T) Customers with the products below should install FW1060.82(1060_199) or newer to remediate this vulnerability. Power 10 1) IBM Power System S1022 (9105-22A) 2) IBM Power System S1024 (9105-42A) 3) IBM Power System S1022s (9105-22B) 4) IBM Power System S1014 (9105-41B) 5) IBM Power System L1022 (9786-22H) 6) IBM Power System L1024 (9786-42H) 7) IBM Power System E1050 (9043-MRX) 8) IBM Power System S1012 (9028-21B) Customers with the products below should install OP940.A3, OP910.96 or newer to remediate this vulnerability. OpenPower 9 1) IBM Power System AC922 (8335-GTG) 2) IBM Power System AC922 (8335-GTC, 8335-GTW) 3) IBM Power System AC922 (8335-GTH, 8335-GTX) Customers with the products below should install OP940.83 or newer to remediate this vulnerability. 1) IBM Power Hardware Management Console (7063-CR2) The images mentioned above can be located at IBM Fix Central : https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/

Vendor Workaround

Protect access to the BMC's network interface by operating it on a private network or behind a firewall.

Tracking

Advisories

No advisories available

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Adjacent Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.187% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7294279

History

Nov 10, 2026 9:30 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Nov 8, 2026 7:30 PM Description updated. Title updated. First appearance in the feed. Weaknesses updated. Affected versions updated. Affected vendors updated. Added references. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		IBM Power Systems Firmware FW1120.00 through FW1120.01, FW1110.00 through FW1110.31, FW1060.00 through FW1060.81, OP940.00 through OP940.A2, OP910.00 through OP910.95, and OP940.00 through OP940.82 could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service due to improper handling of uninitialized resources.
Title		This Power System update is being released to address
First Time appeared		Ibm Ibm hardware Management Console Ibm openbmc
Weaknesses		CWE-908
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:ibm:hardware_management_console:op940.00.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:hardware_management_console:op940.00:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:hardware_management_console:op940.82.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:hardware_management_console:op940.82:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:openbmc:fw1060.00.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:openbmc:fw1060.00:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:openbmc:fw1060.81.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:openbmc:fw1060.81:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:openbmc:fw1110.00.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:openbmc:fw1110.00:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:openbmc:fw1110.31.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:openbmc:fw1110.31:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:openbmc:fw1120.00.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:openbmc:fw1120.00:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:openbmc:fw1120.01.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:openbmc:fw1120.01:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:openbmc:op910.00.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:openbmc:op910.00:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:openbmc:op910.95.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:openbmc:op910.95:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:openbmc:op940.00.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:openbmc:op940.00:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:openbmc:op940.a2.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:openbmc:op940.a2:::::::*
Vendors & Products		Ibm Ibm hardware Management Console Ibm openbmc
References		https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7294279
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}`