ReviewHigh

CVE-2026-17429

IBM Power Systems Firmware

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.

CVSS: 8.1
EPSS: 0.10%
CISA KEV: Not listed
Published: 2026.08.20

PRIORITY ASSESSMENT

Review

The CVSS severity warrants an early asset and exposure review.

Known exploitationNot established by KEV

Exploit probability0.10%

Technical severityCVSS 8.1

Vulnerability overview

Affected product and versions

Product: IBM Power Systems Firmware
Affected versions: >= FW1120.00, >= FW1110.00 <= FW1110.30, >= FW1060.00 <= FW1060.80, >= FW950.00 <= FW950.H2, >= OP940.00 <= OP940.a1, >= OP940.00 <= OP940.81
Fixed versions: No verified fixed-version field is available yet

Recommended response sequence

Confirm exposure before applying a vendor-supported change.

Full remediation guide

1
Identify
Confirm that IBM Power Systems Firmware and an affected version are present.
2
Prioritize
Combine exploitation signals with asset exposure and business criticality.
3
Remediate
Follow the vendor advisory or supported update path and preserve rollback options.
4
Verify
Recheck the version, service health, access paths, and relevant logs.

Technical data

CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:H
CWE: CWE-863