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CVE-2026-16678 (GCVE-0-2026-16678)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-12 20:52 – Updated: 2026-10-12 22:53

Title

IBM Power Systems Firmware Denial of Service

Summary

IBM Power Systems Firmware FW1110.00 through FW1110.31, FW1120.00 through FW1120.01, and FW1060.00 through FW1060.81 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to cause a denial of service by exhausting connection resources due to improper resource management.

Severity

4.5 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-10-12 22:42 UTC

CWE

CWE-772 - Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime

Assigner

ibm CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard B 88/100 over 1242 records in the last 180 days details

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7287270	vendor-advisorypatch

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE status
IBM	Virtualization Management Interface	Affected: FW1110.00 , ≤ FW1110.31 (semver) Affected: FW1120.00 , ≤ FW1120.01 (semver) Affected: FW1060.00 , ≤ FW1060.81 (semver) cpe:2.3:a:ibm:virtualization_management_interface:fw1110.00:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:virtualization_management_interface:fw1110.00.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:virtualization_management_interface:fw1110.31:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:virtualization_management_interface:fw1110.31.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:virtualization_management_interface:fw1120.00:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:virtualization_management_interface:fw1120.00.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:virtualization_management_interface:fw1120.01:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:virtualization_management_interface:fw1120.01.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:virtualization_management_interface:fw1060.00:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:virtualization_management_interface:fw1060.00.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:virtualization_management_interface:fw1060.81:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:virtualization_management_interface:fw1060.81.0:::::::*

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          "title": "IBM Power Systems Firmware Denial of Service"
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        "datePublished": "2026-10-12T20:52:45.137Z",
        "dateReserved": "2026-07-22T20:17:41.058Z",
        "dateUpdated": "2026-10-12T22:53:58.146Z",
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FKIE_CVE-2026-16678

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-10-12 21:17 - Updated: 2026-10-13 16:17

Severity

4.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Summary

References

	URL	Tags
	psirt@us.ibm.com	https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7287270

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version

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            "cpe:2.3:a:ibm:virtualization_management_interface:fw1110.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
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            "cpe:2.3:a:ibm:virtualization_management_interface:fw1120.00.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
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            "cpe:2.3:a:ibm:virtualization_management_interface:fw1120.01.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "cpe:2.3:a:ibm:virtualization_management_interface:fw1060.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "cpe:2.3:a:ibm:virtualization_management_interface:fw1060.00.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "cpe:2.3:a:ibm:virtualization_management_interface:fw1060.81:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "cpe:2.3:a:ibm:virtualization_management_interface:fw1060.81.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
          ],
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          "vendor": "IBM",
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              "versionType": "semver"
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          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
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GHSA-FF7H-H85H-QX3M

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-10-12 21:32 – Updated: 2026-10-12 21:32

Details

Severity

4.5 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-16678"
  ],
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    "nvd_published_at": "2026-10-12T21:17:15Z",
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  },
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  "id": "GHSA-ff7h-h85h-qx3m",
  "modified": "2026-10-12T21:32:00Z",
  "published": "2026-10-12T21:32:00Z",
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
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    }
  ]
}

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