CVE-2026-16678 json
IBM Power Systems Firmware Denial of Service
published 2026-10-12 27 d ago modified 2026-10-13 27 d ago also EUVD-2026-97872
- cvss
- 4.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 10%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- ibm.com/support/pages/node/7287270 advisory
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 27 d ago
Exploit prediction
0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 10% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Affected products
- IBM Virtualization Management Interface
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-772 Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime
References
-
ibm.com
/support/pages/node/7287270
vendor-advisory, patch
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-16678
- NVD CVE-2026-16678
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