Answer in brief
CVE-2026-16678 records a Medium severity (CVSS 4.5) vulnerability in IBM Power Systems Firmware Denial of Service. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps IBM/Virtualization Management Interface (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 4.5. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps IBM/Virtualization Management Interface (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| IBM/Virtualization Management Interfacegeneric | >=FW1110.00 <=FW1110.31 || >=FW1120.00 <=FW1120.01 || >=FW1060.00 <=FW1060.81 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Oct 12, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Oct 12, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Oct 12, 2026
IBM Power Systems Firmware FW1110.00 through FW1110.31, FW1120.00 through FW1120.01, and FW1060.00 through FW1060.81 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to cause a denial of service by exhausting connection resources due to improper resource management.
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