Medium severity · published Aug 19, 2026
CVE-2026-16938
Power System Missing Authorization
6.9
CVSS
0.2%
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 access controls over privileged system configuration operations on the FSP. An attacker with authenticated administrator-level access to the FSP can place the managed system into a non-production operational mode, allowing certain system components to be disabled. This condition persists across FSP resets and requires explicit operator intervention — clearing the affected configuration — to restore normal operation. Successful exploitation results in an availability impact to the managed system.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:H
Attack vector
Adjacent
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 13% 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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