Vulnerability · Published Oct 12, 2026 · Assigned by ibm
CVE-2026-16678IBM Power Systems Firmware Denial of Service
Medium 4.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Virtualization Management Interface from IBM. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 11% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 89.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| IBM | Virtualization Management Interface | FW1110.00 – through FW1110.31FW1120.00 – through FW1120.01FW1060.00 – through FW1060.81 |
Weakness: CWE-772 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7287270 vendor-advisory, patch