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IBMCVE-2026-16832

IBM Power Systems Firmware: remote code execution

High8.4CVE-2026-16832 · Published Aug 19, 2026 · updated Aug 25, 2026

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 attacker with authenticated HMC administrator access can execute arbitrary code on the service processor, giving full control over the managed system, resulting in a confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.

IBM advisory

Affected versions

PackageAffectedFixed in
Power Systems Firmware
Product
<= FW1120.00No fix yet
>= FW1110.00, <= FW1110.30No fix yet
>= FW1060.00, <= FW1060.80No fix yet
>= FW950.00, <= FW950.H2No fix yet
Details and references
CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity from
the vendor (its own CVE record or advisory)
Weakness
CWE-121

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