Vulnerability · Published Aug 19, 2026 · Assigned by ibm

CVE-2026-16938Power System Missing Authorization

Medium 6.9

In plain English

A medium-severity missing authorization in Power Systems Firmware 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 13% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.9Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 86.8% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
IBM	Power Systems Firmware	FW1120.00FW1110.00 – through FW1110.30FW1060.00 – through FW1060.80FW950.00 – through FW950.H2

Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:H

References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283896 vendor-advisory, patch