CVE-2026-16832

High

Description

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.

SeverityHigh
CVSS8.4
Exploit probability—
ProductIbm Power System E1080 \(9080-hex\) Firmware
PublishedAug 19, 2026
First seenAug 19, 2026
Weakness typeCWE-121CWE-121

How to fix

Update
  • ibm power_system_e1080_\(9080-hex\)_firmwarefw1060.81 or later
  • ibm power_system_e1180_\(9080-heu\)_firmwarefw1110.31 or later
  • ibm power_system_s922_\(9009-22g\)_firmwarefw950.h3 or later
  • ibm power_system_h922_\(9223-22s\)_firmwarefw950.h3 or later
  • ibm power_system_s914_\(9009-41g\)_firmwarefw950.h3 or later
  • ibm power_system_s924_\(9009-42g\)_firmwarefw950.h3 or later
  • ibm power_system_h924_\(9223-42s\)_firmwarefw950.h3 or later
  • ibm power_system_e950_\(9040-mr9\)_firmwarefw950.h3 or later
  • ibm power_system_e980_\(9080-m9s\)_firmwarefw950.h3 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
ibm power_system_e1080_\(9080-hex\)_firmwarefw1060.00 ≤ v < fw1060.81fw1060.81
ibm power_system_e1180_\(9080-heu\)_firmwarefw1110.00 ≤ v < fw1110.31, fw1120.00fw1110.31
ibm power_system_s922_\(9009-22g\)_firmwarefw950.00 ≤ v < fw950.h3fw950.h3
ibm power_system_h922_\(9223-22s\)_firmwarefw950.00 ≤ v < fw950.h3fw950.h3
ibm power_system_s914_\(9009-41g\)_firmwarefw950.00 ≤ v < fw950.h3fw950.h3
ibm power_system_s924_\(9009-42g\)_firmwarefw950.00 ≤ v < fw950.h3fw950.h3
ibm power_system_h924_\(9223-42s\)_firmwarefw950.00 ≤ v < fw950.h3fw950.h3
ibm power_system_e950_\(9040-mr9\)_firmwarefw950.00 ≤ v < fw950.h3fw950.h3
ibm power_system_e980_\(9080-m9s\)_firmwarefw950.00 ≤ v < fw950.h3fw950.h3

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