CVE-2026-17494: CWE-121 Stack-based Buffer Overflow in IBM Power Systems Firmware
IBM Power Systems Firmware FW1120.00, and FW1110.00 through FW1110.30 is affected by a vulnerability in the interface between the BMC and the host system. An attacker with service access to the BMC can send a specially crafted command, allowing arbitrary code to be executed on the host system, giving full control over the host system and all hosted partitions, resulting in a confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
CVE-2026-17494: CWE-121 Stack-based Buffer Overflow in IBM Power Systems Firmware
Description
IBM Power Systems Firmware FW1120.00, and FW1110.00 through FW1110.30 is affected by a vulnerability in the interface between the BMC and the host system. An attacker with service access to the BMC can send a specially crafted command, allowing arbitrary code to be executed on the host system, giving full control over the host system and all hosted partitions, resulting in a confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.2high
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Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- ibm
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-26T00:32:10.239Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a85feffacd9273b497e930e
Added to database: 08/19/2026, 19:07:43 UTC
Last updated: 08/19/2026, 19:07:43 UTC
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