CVE-2026-14971 (GCVE-0-2026-14971)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-17 19:49 – Updated: 2026-07-17 19:49
VLAI
Title
This PowerVM Novalink update is being released to address
Summary
IBM PowerVM Novalink 2.2.02.2.12.2.1.1, and 2.3.02.3.0.12.3.12.3.2 IBM NovaLink APIs misconfiguration may increase attack surface and enable unintended or unauthorized operations under non-default conditions.
Severity
3.9 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CWE
Assigner
ibm
References
URL Tags
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7280225 vendor-advisorypatch
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
IBM PowerVM Novalink Affected: 2.2.02.2.12.2.1.1
Affected: 2.3.02.3.0.12.3.12.3.2
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:powervm_novalink:2.2.02.2.12.2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:powervm_novalink:2.3.02.3.0.12.3.12.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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