Vulnerability in IBM Power System E1050 \(9043-Mrx\) Firmware

CVE-2026-17511

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 resource dump interface. An attacker with authenticated administrator-level access to the HMC or service processor can obtain a limited snapshot of partition processor state. Successful exploitation results in a confidentiality impact to the managed system.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.4 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (2.9th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 3rd percentile — 2.9% 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-2026-17511: held from 0.001 to 0.001.

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

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-17511?
CVE-2026-17511 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Power System E1050 \(9043-Mrx\) Firmware, classified under Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer. CVSS score: 3.4/10. Published 2026-09-24.
How severe is CVE-2026-17511?
Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.4 out of 10.