High severity · published Aug 19, 2026
CVE-2026-17494
Power System Buffer Overflow
8.2
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM Power Systems Firmware FW1120.00, and FW1110.00 through FW1110.30 is affected by a vulnerability in the interface between the BMC and the host system. An attacker with service access to the BMC can send a specially crafted command, allowing arbitrary code to be executed on the host system, giving full control over the host system and all hosted partitions, resulting in a confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 6% 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 · source: vendor
PS
Power System E1150 (9043-mru) Firmware · Ibm
fw1110.00 before fw1110.31; fw1120.00 · source: NVD
PS
Power System E1180 (9080-heu) Firmware · Ibm
fw1110.00 before fw1110.31; fw1120.00 · source: NVD
PS
Power System L1122 (9856-22h) Firmware · Ibm
fw1110.00 before fw1110.31; fw1120.00 · source: NVD
PS
Power System L1124 (9856-42h) Firmware · Ibm
fw1110.00 before fw1110.31; fw1120.00 · source: NVD
PS
Power System S1114 (9824-41b) Firmware · Ibm
fw1110.00 before fw1110.31; fw1120.00 · source: NVD
PS
Power System S1122 (9824-22a) Firmware · Ibm
fw1110.00 before fw1110.31; fw1120.00 · source: NVD
PS
Power System S1122s (9824-22b) Firmware · Ibm
fw1110.00 before fw1110.31; fw1120.00 · source: NVD
PS
Power System S1124 (9824-42a) Firmware · Ibm
fw1110.00 before fw1110.31; fw1120.00 · source: NVD
Affected product
PS
Power Systems Firmware
IBM
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