CVE-2026-12943

This Power Hardware Management Console update is being released to address

CRITICAL

9.8

CVSS Score

Published: July 30, 2026 at 05:57 PM UTC

Updated: August 10, 2026 at 08:18 PM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorHardware Management Console

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Severity

CRITICAL9.8

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.8%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

IBM HMC V10.3.1050.0 through 10.3.1064.0 and IBM HMC V11.1.1110.0 through 11.1.1112.0 Management systems in IBM Power environments (HMC and Novalink) could allow an unauthenticated user to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges on the system due to improper validation of user supplied input.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Hardware Management Console · IBM

95%

10.3.1050.0 ≤ v ≤ 10.3.1064.010.3.1050.0 ≤ v < 10.3.1064.111.1.1110.0 ≤ v ≤ 11.1.1112.011.1.1110.0 ≤ v < 11.1.1112.110.3.1050.0 11.1.1110.0

Affected range stops below 10.3.1064.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 11.1.1112.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7278667

References (1)

Vendor AdvisoryPatch

Source: cverecord

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7278667

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

9.8CRITICALibm

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: NONE
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: HIGH
Integrity: HIGH
Availability: HIGH

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED

CWE

CWE-78

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