Medium severity · published Oct 12, 2026
CVE-2026-16678
IBM Power Systems Firmware Denial of Service
4.5
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM Power Systems Firmware FW1110.00 through FW1110.31, FW1120.00 through FW1120.01, and FW1060.00 through FW1060.81 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to cause a denial of service by exhausting connection resources due to improper resource management.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Adjacent
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 10% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
VM
Virtualization Management Interface · IBM
FW1110.00 through FW1110.31; FW1120.00 through FW1120.01; FW1060.00 through FW1060.81 · source: vendor
Affected product
VM
Virtualization Management Interface
IBM