CRITICAL 9.6 NVD
CVE-2026-16835
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
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.
References
This critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.6 was published on 2026-08-19 via NVD.
Risk Timeline
CVE Disclosed2026-08-19 · 0 days ago
Remediation Resources
Analysis & PoC
www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283894
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