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High · 8.2 CVE-2026-96263 EUVD-2026-97869GHSA-7x99-v7wf-cwv4

IBM Power Systems Firmware Buffer Overflow

Published Oct 12, 2026 · Updated Oct 13, 2026 · Assigned by ibm

Description

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
IBM PowerVM Hypervisor FW1120.00 – ≤ FW1120.01, FW1110.00 – ≤ FW1110.31, FW1060.00 – ≤ FW1060.81 —

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