CVE-2026-17429

Power System Incorrect Authorization

HIGH
8.1
CVSS Score
Published: August 19, 2026 at 06:40 PM UTC
Updated: August 25, 2026 at 08:40 PM UTC
59 products affected across 1 vendorPower System E1180 (9080-heu ) FirmwarePower System E1080 (9080-hex ) FirmwarePower System L1022 (9786-22h ) Firmware

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Severity
HIGH8.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

IBM Power Firmware FW1120.00, FW1110.00 through FW1110.30, FW1060.00 through FW1060.80, FW950.00 through FW950.H2, OP940.00 through OP940.a1 (Power9), and OP940.00 - OP940.81 (Power HMC) is affected by a vulnerability in the interface between the BMC/FSP and the host system. An attacker with service account or root access to the BMC/FSP can write arbitrary data to hardware control registers, allowing full control over the host system and all hosted partitions, resulting in a confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.

Affected

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

op940 ≤ v < op940.82
Affected range stops below op940.82, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
ibm-power-hardware-management-console-7063-cr2 (same device)
op940 ≤ v < op940.a2
Affected range stops below op940.a2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
ibm-power-system-ac922-8335-gth (same device)
op940 ≤ v < op940.a2
Affected range stops below op940.a2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
ibm-power-system-ac922-8335-gtx (same device)
fw1060.00 ≤ v < fw1060.81
Affected range stops below fw1060.81, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
ibm-power-system-e1050-9043-mrx (same device)
fw1060.00 ≤ v < fw1060.81
Affected range stops below fw1060.81, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
ibm-power-system-e1080-9080-hex (same device)
fw1110.00 ≤ v < fw1110.31fw1120.00
Affected range stops below fw1110.31, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
ibm-power-system-e1150-9043-mru (same device)
fw1110.00 ≤ v < fw1110.31fw1120.00
Affected range stops below fw1110.31, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
ibm-power-system-e1180-9080-heu (same device)
fw950.00 ≤ v < fw950.h3
Affected range stops below fw950.h3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
ibm-power-system-e950-9040-mr9 (same device)
fw950.00 ≤ v < fw950.h3
Affected range stops below fw950.h3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
ibm-power-system-e980-9080-m9s (same device)
fw950.00 ≤ v < fw950.h3
Affected range stops below fw950.h3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
ibm-power-system-h922-9223-22s (same device)

Remediation

No guide yet

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

References (1)

Vendor AdvisoryPatch
Source: cverecord
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283218

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

8.1HIGHibm
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-863

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