CVSS 3.1
6.5 mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HCVE-2026-16682 ibm: Use of Uninitialized Resource
Medium (6.5) in ibm. EPSS 0.2% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
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.
Severity
- EPSS
- 0.2% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; 8th percentile. Scored 2026-11-13. A forecast for this CVE across the internet, not for your own systems.
- CISA's assessment (SSVC)
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial, assessed 2026-11-09. From CISA's Vulnrichment in the CVE List: whether it is exploited, whether exploiting it can be automated, and how much control it gives.
- CWE
- CWE-908 Use of Uninitialized Resource
- Published
- Modified
- Assigned by
- ibm (CNA)
- NVD analysis
- Awaiting analysis
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
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Affected
- ibm:hardware management console
- ibm:openbmc
Versions
From the CNA's record in the CVE List.
| Product | Affected |
|---|---|
| IBM OPENBMC | from FW1120.00 through FW1120.01 |
| IBM OPENBMC | from FW1110.00 through FW1110.31 |
| IBM OPENBMC | from FW1060.00 through FW1060.81 |
| IBM OPENBMC | from OP940.00 through OP940.A2 |
| IBM OPENBMC | from OP910.00 through OP910.95 |
| IBM Hardware Management Console | from OP940.00 through OP940.82 |