CVE-2026-14971

This PowerVM Novalink update is being released to address

HIGH

CVSS Score

Published: July 17, 2026 at 07:49 PM UTC

Updated: October 24, 2026 at 08:10 PM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorPowervm Novalink

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Severity

HIGH7

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.1%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

IBM PowerVM Novalink 2.2.02.2.12.2.1.1, and 2.3.02.3.0.12.3.12.3.2 IBM NovaLink APIs misconfiguration may increase attack surface and enable unintended or unauthorized operations under non-default conditions.

Affected

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

Powervm Novalink · IBM

95%

2.2.0 2.2.02.2.12.2.1.1 2.2.1 2.2.1.1 2.3.0 2.3.0.1 2.3.02.3.0.12.3.12.3.2 2.3.1 2.3.2

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/7280225

References (1)

Vendor AdvisoryPatch

Source: cverecord

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7280225

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

7HIGH[email protected]

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

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED

CWE

CWE-16

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