What is CVE-2026-14971?

CVE-2026-14971 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Powervm Novalink, classified under CWE-16. CVSS score: 3.9/10. Published 2026-07-17.

How severe is CVE-2026-14971?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.9 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Powervm Novalink

CVE-2026-14971

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.

Published 2026-07-17 · last modified 2026-08-11.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.9 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (2.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-16.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 2nd percentile — 2.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: +0.000

Affected products

IBM Powervm Novalink — versions 2.2.02.2.12.2.1.1, 2.3.02.3.0.12.3.12.3.2
IBM Powervm Novalink — versions 2.2.0, 2.2.1, 2.2.1.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-16

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7280225 (vendor-advisory, patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-14971?: CVE-2026-14971 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Powervm Novalink, classified under CWE-16. CVSS score: 3.9/10. Published 2026-07-17.
How severe is CVE-2026-14971?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.9 out of 10.