HIGH

CVE-2026-96261

CVSS v3

7.3

HIGH

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exploit probability

CISA KEV

known exploited

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Affected and fixed versions

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Description

IBM Power Systems Firmware FW1060.00 through FW1060.81 is affected by a vulnerability in host firmware configuration parsing. An attacker with authenticated service-level access to the service processor can write specially crafted configuration data, causing the host firmware boot stack to crash with possible memory corruption during system initialisation, resulting in an integrity and availability impact to the managed system.

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:H
Published: 2026-10-12
Last Modified: 2026-10-12

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-96261?

Is CVE-2026-96261 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2026-96261 has not been confirmed.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-96261?

CVE-2026-96261 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.3 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:H.

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