CVE-2026-96263 json
IBM Power Systems Firmware Buffer Overflow
published 2026-10-12 27 d ago modified 2026-10-13 26 d ago also EUVD-2026-97869
- cvss
- 8.2
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.1%
- EPSS 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 2%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
IBM Power Systems Firmware FW1120.00 through FW1120.01, FW1110.00 through FW1110.31, and FW1060.00 through FW1060.81 is affected by a vulnerability in the host firmware boot process image validation path. An attacker with service access to the service processor can supply a maliciously crafted code update image, allowing arbitrary code to be executed on the host system. Successful exploitation could result in a confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact to the affected host system.
Patch / fix
- ibm.com/support/pages/node/7290129 advisory
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 27 d ago
Exploit prediction
0.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 2% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- IBM PowerVM Hypervisor
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-121 Stack-based Buffer Overflow
References
-
ibm.com
/support/pages/node/7290129
vendor-advisory, patch
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-96263
- NVD CVE-2026-96263
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