Vulnerability in IBM Power System E1080 \(9080-Hex\) Firmware

CVE-2026-16835

IBM Power Systems Firmware FW1120.00, FW1110.00 through FW1110.30, FW1060.00 through FW1060.80, and FW950.00 through FW950.H2 is affected by a vulnerability in the FSP management network protocol. An unauthenticated attacker on the management network can bypass authentication and perform any administrative operation on the managed system, including control of partition power state, configuration, and console access across all hosted partitions, resulting in a confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact to the managed system.

Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.6 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (27.5th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 27th percentile — 27.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-16835: held from 0.002 to 0.004.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-16835?
CVE-2026-16835 is a critical-severity vulnerability in IBM Power System E1080 \(9080-Hex\) Firmware, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2026-08-19.
How severe is CVE-2026-16835?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.