Integer overflow in IBM Power System E1050 \(9043-Mrx\) Firmware
CVE-2026-17504
IBM PowerVM Hypervisor FW1120.00 through FW1120.01, FW1110.00 through FW1110.31, FW1060.00 through FW1060.81, and FW950.00 through FW950.H3 is affected by a vulnerability in the partition firmware runtime. An attacker with root access to a partition can send a specially crafted request to the partition firmware runtime, causing it to crash with possible memory corruption.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.001 (1.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 1st percentile — 1.1% 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 Power System E1050 \(9043-Mrx\) Firmware
- IBM Power System E1080 \(9080-Hex\) Firmware
- IBM Power System E1150 \(9043-Mru\) Firmware — versions fw1120.00
- IBM Power System E1180 \(9080-Heu\) Firmware — versions fw1120.00
- IBM Power System E950 \(9040-Mr9\) Firmware
- IBM Power System E980 \(9080-M9s\) Firmware
- IBM Power System H922 \(9223-22s\) Firmware
- IBM Power System H924 \(9223-42s\) Firmware
- IBM Power System L1022 \(9786-22h\) Firmware
- IBM Power System L1024 \(9786-42h\) Firmware
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7289130 (vendor-advisory, Patch, patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-17504?
- CVE-2026-17504 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Power System E1050 \(9043-Mrx\) Firmware, classified under Integer Underflow. CVSS score: 5.1/10. Published 2026-09-24.
- How severe is CVE-2026-17504?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.1 out of 10.