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IBM Power Systems Firmware CVE-2026-17494

| EUVDEUVD-2026-62686 HIGH
Stack-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-121)
2026-08-19 ibm GHSA-399g-qpj2-9x43
8.2
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: ibm
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Vendor (ibm) PRIMARY
8.2 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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8.2 HIGH

Service access to the BMC requires elevated management credentials (PR:H); AV:L reflects the privileged out-of-band management network context; S:C captures the BMC-to-host security boundary crossing with full CIA impact on the host and all hosted LPARs.

3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

Primary rating from Vendor (ibm).

CVSS VectorVendor: ibm

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Analysis Generated
Aug 19, 2026 - 19:37 vuln.today
CVE Published
Aug 19, 2026 - 18:42 nvd
HIGH 8.2

DescriptionCVE.org

IBM Power Systems Firmware FW1120.00, and FW1110.00 through FW1110.30 is affected by a vulnerability in the interface between the BMC and the host system. An attacker with service access to the BMC can send a specially crafted command, allowing arbitrary code to be executed on the host system, giving full control over the host system and all hosted partitions, resulting in a confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.

AnalysisAI

Arbitrary code execution on IBM Power Systems host environments is achievable by an attacker with service-level access to the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC), exploiting a stack-based buffer overflow (CWE-121) in the BMC-to-host communication interface. Affected firmware versions FW1120.00 and FW1110.00 through FW1110.30 are vulnerable; successful exploitation yields full control over the host system and all hosted logical partitions (LPARs), resulting in complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise across all co-located workloads. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Obtain or compromise BMC service-level credentials
Delivery
Access BMC management interface via management network
Exploit
Send specially crafted command to BMC-to-host interface
Execution
Trigger stack-based buffer overflow in host-side handler
Persist
Hijack control flow and execute arbitrary code on host system
Impact
Gain full control of host and all logical partitions

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires service-level access to the BMC (Baseboard Management Controller) of an affected IBM Power Systems server - specifically the ability to issue commands through the BMC-to-host firmware interface. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.2 with vector AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H reflects a high-privilege prerequisite (service access to the BMC) combined with a scope change that extends total CIA triad impact across the host and all hosted partitions. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An attacker who has obtained privileged service credentials to the BMC - through insider access, credential theft from an HMC administrative account, or compromise of a management workstation with stored BMC credentials - connects to the BMC management interface and issues a specially crafted command designed to overflow a stack buffer in the host-side interface handler. The overflow overwrites a return address or function pointer, redirecting execution to attacker-controlled code that runs at the host firmware privilege level. …
Remediation The primary remediation is to apply the firmware update released by IBM and documented at https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283220; the exact fixed firmware version must be obtained directly from this advisory, as no specific fix version was independently confirmed in available data. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

Recommended ActionAI

Within 24 hours, identify all IBM Power Systems environments running affected firmware versions (FW1110.00 through FW1110.30 and FW1120.00) and immediately restrict Baseboard Management Controller access to authorized personnel only to minimize attack surface. …

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