Critical severity · published Aug 19, 2026
CVE-2026-16835
Power System Improper Certificate Validation
9.6
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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 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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Adjacent
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 30% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PS
Power Systems Firmware · IBM
FW1120.00; FW1110.00 through FW1110.30; FW1060.00 through FW1060.80; FW950.00 through FW950.H2 · source: vendor
PS
Power System E1080 (9080-hex) Firmware · Ibm
fw1060.00 before fw1060.81 · source: NVD
PS
Power System E1180 (9080-heu) Firmware · Ibm
fw1110.00 before fw1110.31; fw1120.00 · source: NVD
PS
Power System E950 (9040-mr9) Firmware · Ibm
fw950.00 before fw950.h3 · source: NVD
PS
Power System E980 (9080-m9s) Firmware · Ibm
fw950.00 before fw950.h3 · source: NVD
PS
Power System H922 (9223-22s) Firmware · Ibm
fw950.00 before fw950.h3 · source: NVD
PS
Power System H924 (9223-42s) Firmware · Ibm
fw950.00 before fw950.h3 · source: NVD
PS
Power System S914 (9009-41g) Firmware · Ibm
fw950.00 before fw950.h3 · source: NVD
PS
Power System S922 (9009-22g) Firmware · Ibm
fw950.00 before fw950.h3 · source: NVD
PS
Power System S924 (9009-42g) Firmware · Ibm
fw950.00 before fw950.h3 · source: NVD
Affected product
PS
Power Systems Firmware
IBM
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