Description
IBM Server 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 the FSP firmware update process. An attacker with authenticated administrator-level access to the FSP can, under specific conditions, execute arbitrary code, resulting in a confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
Published: 2026-08-19
Score: 6.8 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

Vendor Solution

Customers with the products below should install FW1120.01(1120_167), FW1110.31(1110_134) or newer to remediate this vulnerability. Power 11 1) IBM Power System E1180 (9080-HEU) Customers with the products below should install FW1060.81(1060_184) or newer to remediate this vulnerability. Power 10 1) IBM Power System E1080 (9080-HEX) Customers with the products below should install FW950.H3(950_230) or newer to remediate this vulnerability. Power 9 1) IBM Power System S922 (9009-22G) 2) IBM Power System H922 (9223-22S) 3) IBM Power System S914 (9009-41G) 4) IBM Power System S924 (9009-42G) 5) IBM Power System H924 (9223-42S) 6) IBM Power System E950 (9040-MR9) 7) IBM Power System E980 (9080-M9S) The images mentioned above can be located at IBM Fix Central : https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/

Vendor Workaround

Protect administrator access to the FSP.  Install firmware images only from trusted sources.  Validate the firmware image's integrity as described in the firmware "Release Notes" section "Firmware Information and Description" before installing it.

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History

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 20:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 19:00:00 +0000

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Description IBM Server 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 the FSP firmware update process. An attacker with authenticated administrator-level access to the FSP can, under specific conditions, execute arbitrary code, resulting in a confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
Title This Power System Buffer Overflow
First Time appeared Ibm
Ibm power Systems Firmware
Weaknesses CWE-121
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:ibm:power_systems_firmware:fw1060.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:power_systems_firmware:fw1060.80:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:power_systems_firmware:fw1110.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:power_systems_firmware:fw1110.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:power_systems_firmware:fw1120.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:power_systems_firmware:fw950.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:power_systems_firmware:fw950.h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Ibm
Ibm power Systems Firmware
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

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Ibm Power Systems Firmware
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-19T19:59:43.874Z

Reserved: 2026-08-03T15:34:34.383Z

Link: CVE-2026-18681

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-19T19:20:53.634Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-19T19:17:12.110

Modified: 2026-08-19T20:17:13.470

Link: CVE-2026-18681

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-121

    Stack-based Buffer Overflow