CVE-2026-16835Ibm Power System E1080 \(9080-hex\) Firmware >= fw1060.00 and < fw1060.81
NVDCVSS scored by psirt@us.ibm.com
Vulnerability Summary
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 the FSP management network protocol. An unauthenticated attacker on the management network can bypass authentication and perform any administrative operation on the managed system, including control of partition power state, configuration, and console access across all hosted partitions, resulting in a confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact to the managed system.
CVSS v3.1 Base Metrics — Score 9.6 (CRITICAL)
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HAttack VectorAdjacent
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeChanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh
Affected & Patched Versions
- Ibm Power System E1080 \(9080-hex\) Firmware >= fw1060.00 and < fw1060.81
- Ibm Power System E1180 \(9080-heu\) Firmware >= fw1110.00 and < fw1110.31
- Ibm Power System E1180 \(9080-heu\) Firmware
- Ibm Power System S922 \(9009-22g\) Firmware >= fw950.00 and < fw950.h3
- Ibm Power System H922 \(9223-22s\) Firmware >= fw950.00 and < fw950.h3
- Ibm Power System S914 \(9009-41g\) Firmware >= fw950.00 and < fw950.h3
- Ibm Power System S924 \(9009-42g\) Firmware >= fw950.00 and < fw950.h3
- Ibm Power System H924 \(9223-42s\) Firmware >= fw950.00 and < fw950.h3
- Ibm Power System E950 \(9040-mr9\) Firmware >= fw950.00 and < fw950.h3
- Ibm Power System E980 \(9080-m9s\) Firmware >= fw950.00 and < fw950.h3
- Ibm Power System E1080 \(9080-hex\) Firmware fw1060.81
- Ibm Power System E1180 \(9080-heu\) Firmware fw1110.31
- Ibm Power System S922 \(9009-22g\) Firmware fw950.h3
- Ibm Power System H922 \(9223-22s\) Firmware fw950.h3
- Ibm Power System S914 \(9009-41g\) Firmware fw950.h3
- Ibm Power System S924 \(9009-42g\) Firmware fw950.h3
- Ibm Power System H924 \(9223-42s\) Firmware fw950.h3
- Ibm Power System E950 \(9040-mr9\) Firmware fw950.h3
- Ibm Power System E980 \(9080-m9s\) Firmware fw950.h3
What to do
Plan remediation soon. No exploitation is confirmed yet, but the severity is critical.
- Check whether you run Ibm Power System E1080 \(9080-hex\) Firmware >= fw1060.00 and < fw1060.81 and which version.
- Update to a patched version listed above, then confirm the new version.
Timeline
- Aug 19, 2026Published
- Aug 25, 2026Record last modified
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External References
- Vendor Advisoryhttps://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283894
Data last checked: Nov 14, 2026 20:12 UTC