CVE-2026-7868

This Power System update is being released to address incorrect authorization

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: July 28, 2026 at 03:59 PM UTC
Updated: October 24, 2026 at 01:10 PM UTC
16 products affected across 1 vendorPower System L1022 (9786-22h ) FirmwarePower System E1050 (9043-mrx ) FirmwarePower System S1012 (9028-21b ) Firmware· also runs on 15 platforms

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

IBM OPENBMC FW1110.00 through FW1110.20, and FW1060.00 through FW1060.71 allows ReadOnly users to escalate privileges and give themselves administrator privileges.

Affected

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

All versionsfw1060.00 ≤ v < fw1060.72
ibm-power-system-e1050-9043-mrx (same device)
All versionsfw1110.00 ≤ v < fw1110.30
ibm-power-system-e1150-9043-mru (same device)
All versionsfw1060.00 ≤ v < fw1060.72
ibm-power-system-l1022-9786-22h (same device)
All versionsfw1060.00 ≤ v < fw1060.72
ibm-power-system-l1024-9786-42h (same device)
All versionsfw1110.00 ≤ v < fw1110.30
ibm-power-system-l1122-9856-22h (same device)
All versionsfw1110.00 ≤ v < fw1110.30
ibm-power-system-l1124-9856-42h (same device)
All versionsfw1060.00 ≤ v < fw1060.72
ibm-power-system-s1012-9028-21b (same device)
All versionsfw1060.00 ≤ v < fw1060.72
ibm-power-system-s1014-9105-41b (same device)
All versionsfw1060.00 ≤ v < fw1060.72
ibm-power-system-s1022-9105-22a (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/7280641

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-863

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