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IBMCVE-2026-15961

IBM PowerVM Hypervisor: information disclosure

Medium5.2CVE-2026-15961 · Published Aug 19, 2026 · updated Aug 25, 2026

IBM PowerVM Hypervisor FW1120.00, FW1110.00 through FW1110.30, and FW1060.00 through FW1060.80 IBM PowerVM could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service due to improper control of format strings.

IBM advisory

Affected versions

PackageAffectedFixed in
PowerVM Hypervisor
Product
<= FW1120.00No fix yet
>= FW1110.00, <= FW1110.30No fix yet
>= FW1060.00, <= FW1060.80No fix yet
Details and references
CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
Severity from
the vendor (its own CVE record or advisory)
Weakness
CWE-134

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