Description
IBM PowerVM Hypervisor FW1120.00, FW1110.00 through FW1110.30, FW1060.00 through FW1060.80, and FW950.00 through FW950.H2 Power Systems Firmware is affected by a vulnerability in partition firmware during network boot. An unauthenticated attacker with access to the same network as a partition performing a network boot can prevent that partition from completing its boot sequence. On partitions where OS secure boot is not enabled, which is the default configuration, the attacker can also substitute the boot image, compromising everything subsequently loaded by that partition. Other partitions and the managed system are not affected. Only partitions actively performing a network boot are affected, resulting in a confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
Published: 2026-08-19
Score: 8.1 High
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 FW1110.31(1110_134), FW1120.01(1120_167), or newer to remediate this vulnerability. Power 11 IBM Power System E1180 (9080-HEU) Customers with the products below should install FW1110.31(1110_155), FW1120.01(1120_190), or newer to remediate this vulnerability. Power 11 IBM Power System S1122 (9824-22A) IBM Power System S1124 (9824-42A) IBM Power System S1122s (9824-22B) IBM Power System S1114 (9824-41B) IBM Power System L1122 (9856-22H) IBM Power System L1124 (9856-42H) IBM Power System E1150 (9043-MRU) Customers with the products below should install FW1120.01(1120_190), or newer to remediate this vulnerability. Power 11 IBM Power System S1112 (9242-21B, 9242-21T) Customers with the products below should install FW1060.81(1060_184), or newer to remediate this vulnerability. Power 10 IBM Power System E1080 (9080-HEX) Customers with the products below should install FW1060.81(1060_191), or newer to remediate this vulnerability. Power 10 IBM Power System S1022 (9105-22A) IBM Power System S1024 (9105-42A) IBM Power System S1022s (9105-22B) IBM Power System S1014 (9105-41B) IBM Power System L1022 (9786-22H) IBM Power System L1024 (9786-42H) IBM Power System E1050 (9043-MRX) IBM Power System S1012 (9028-21B) Customers with the products below should install FW950.H3(950_230) or newer to remediate this vulnerability. Power 9 IBM Power System S922 (9009-22G) IBM Power System H922 (9223-22S) IBM Power System S914 (9009-41G) IBM Power System S924 (9009-42G) IBM Power System H924 (9223-42S) IBM Power System E950 (9040-MR9) IBM Power System E980 (9080-M9S) The images mentioned above can be located at IBM Fix Central : https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/

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History

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 19:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description IBM PowerVM Hypervisor FW1120.00, FW1110.00 through FW1110.30, FW1060.00 through FW1060.80, and FW950.00 through FW950.H2 Power Systems Firmware is affected by a vulnerability in partition firmware during network boot. An unauthenticated attacker with access to the same network as a partition performing a network boot can prevent that partition from completing its boot sequence. On partitions where OS secure boot is not enabled, which is the default configuration, the attacker can also substitute the boot image, compromising everything subsequently loaded by that partition. Other partitions and the managed system are not affected. Only partitions actively performing a network boot are affected, resulting in a confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
Title Power System Improper Input Validation
First Time appeared Ibm
Ibm power Systems Firmware
Weaknesses CWE-20
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': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H'}


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Ibm Power Systems Firmware
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-19T19:34:16.281Z

Reserved: 2026-07-25T05:29:26.094Z

Link: CVE-2026-17414

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-19T20:17:12.983

Modified: 2026-08-19T20:17:12.983

Link: CVE-2026-17414

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-20

    Improper Input Validation