Vulnerability · Published Jul 17, 2026 · Assigned by ibm

CVE-2026-14971This PowerVM Novalink update is being released to address

Low 3.9

In plain English

A low-severity security flaw in PowerVM Novalink from IBM. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 3% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)3.9Low

Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 97.3% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

IBM PowerVM Novalink 2.2.02.2.12.2.1.1, and 2.3.02.3.0.12.3.12.3.2 IBM NovaLink APIs misconfiguration may increase attack surface and enable unintended or unauthorized operations under non-default conditions.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
IBM	PowerVM Novalink	2.2.02.2.12.2.1.12.3.02.3.0.12.3.12.3.2

Weakness: CWE-16 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7280225 vendor-advisory, patch