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High · 8.1 CVE-2026-17429 EUVD-2026-62685GHSA-p9pw-5q5f-m98j

Power System Incorrect Authorization

Published Aug 19, 2026 · Updated Aug 21, 2026 · Assigned by ibm

Description

IBM Power Systems Firmware FW1120.00, FW1110.00 through FW1110.30, FW1060.00 through FW1060.80, FW950.00 through FW950.H2, OP940.00 through OP940.a1 (Power9), and OP940.00 - OP940.81 (Power HMC) is affected by a vulnerability in the interface between the BMC/FSP and the host system. An attacker with service account or root access to the BMC/FSP can write arbitrary data to hardware control registers, allowing full control over the host system and all hosted partitions, resulting in a confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
IBM Power Systems Firmware FW1120.00, FW1110.00 – ≤ FW1110.30, FW1060.00 – ≤ FW1060.80, FW950.00 – ≤ FW950.H2, OP940.00 – ≤ OP940.a1, OP940.00 – ≤ OP940.81 —

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