CVSS 3.1
6.5 mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HCVE-2026-16697 This Power System update is being released to address
Medium (6.5) in ibm. EPSS 0.2% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
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IBM Power Systems Firmware 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 restriction of excessive computational resources.
Severity
- EPSS
- 0.2% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; 9th 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 2026-11-12. 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-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
- Published
- Modified
- Assigned by
- ibm (CNA)
- NVD analysis
- Awaiting analysis
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
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Affected
- ibm:openbmc
- ibm:power hardware management console
Versions
From the CNA's record in the CVE List.
| Product | Affected |
|---|---|
| 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 Power Hardware Management Console | from OP940.00 through OP940.82 |
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
The attack patterns MITRE's CAPEC relates to this record's weaknesses, as MITRE names them. Credits. More on the page of CWE-770 (20).