# CVE-2026-16682: This Power System update is being released to address

Status: published. Published: 2026-11-08. Updated: 2026-11-08.

IBM Power Systems Firmware FW1120.00 through FW1120.01, FW1110.00 through FW1110.31, FW1060.00 through FW1060.81, OP940.00 through OP940.A2, OP910.00 through OP910.95, and OP940.00 through OP940.82 could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service due to improper handling of uninitialized resources.

## Remediation

- fix: Customers with the products below should install FW1120.02(1120_195), FW1110.32(1110_160) or newer to remediate this vulnerability.



Power 11
1) IBM Power System S1122 (9824-22A)
2) IBM Power System S1124 (9824-42A)
3) IBM Power System S1122s (9824-22B)
4) IBM Power System S1114 (9824-41B)
5) IBM Power System L1122 (9856-22H)
6) IBM Power System L1124 (9856-42H)
7) IBM Power System E1150 (9043-MRU)
8) IBM Power System S1112 (9242-21B, 9242-21T)



Customers with the products below should install FW1060.82(1060_199) or newer to remediate this vulnerability.



Power 10
1) IBM Power System S1022 (9105-22A)
2) IBM Power System S1024 (9105-42A)
3) IBM Power System S1022s (9105-22B)
4) IBM Power System S1014 (9105-41B)
5) IBM Power System L1022 (9786-22H)
6) IBM Power System L1024 (9786-42H)
7) IBM Power System E1050 (9043-MRX)
8) IBM Power System S1012 (9028-21B)



Customers with the products below should install OP940.A3, OP910.96 or newer to remediate this vulnerability.



OpenPower 9
1) IBM Power System AC922 (8335-GTG)
2) IBM Power System AC922 (8335-GTC, 8335-GTW)
3) IBM Power System AC922 (8335-GTH, 8335-GTX)



Customers with the products below should install OP940.83 or newer to remediate this vulnerability.
1) IBM Power Hardware Management Console (7063-CR2)



The images mentioned above can be located at IBM Fix Central :  https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/ (source: CNA: ibm)
- workaround: Protect access to the BMC's network interface by operating it on a private network or behind a firewall. (source: CNA: ibm)
- fix: The reporting source identifies this reference as a patch. Check the advisory for affected versions and supported release branches. (source: CNA: ibm) — https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7294279

## Affected products and versions

- IBM / OPENBMC: ≥ FW1120.00; ≤ FW1120.01 (affected, semver); ≥ FW1110.00; ≤ FW1110.31 (affected, semver); ≥ FW1060.00; ≤ FW1060.81 (affected, semver); ≥ OP940.00; ≤ OP940.A2 (affected, semver); ≥ OP910.00; ≤ OP910.95 (affected, semver). Source: CNA: ibm
- IBM / Hardware Management Console: ≥ OP940.00; ≤ OP940.82 (affected, semver). Source: CNA: ibm

## Severity and prioritization

- CVSS 3.1: 6.5 (medium); CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H; source: CNA: ibm

- CISA KEV: No listing in collected sources

- EPSS: Not available

- SSVC: Not available

- Weaknesses: CWE-908

## Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

## References

- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7294279 (CNA: ibm; vendor-advisory, patch)

## Provenance

- CNA: ibm: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-16682; retrieved 2026-11-08; source updated 2026-11-08

Revision: f84add59166bc14b408ac3d8f062fa64fae7a43a1e1d3a0cd972e925f05c00d0

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