Answer in brief
CVE-2026-96266 records a High severity (CVSS 8.2) vulnerability in IBM Power Systems Firmware Buffer Overflow. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps IBM/PowerVM Hypervisor (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 8.2. 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
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The current feed maps IBM/PowerVM Hypervisor (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| IBM/PowerVM Hypervisorgeneric | >=FW1060.00 <=FW1060.81 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Oct 12, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Oct 13, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Oct 12, 2026
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 FSP can write specially crafted configuration data to cause memory corruption in the host firmware boot stage during system IPL, compromising the host firmware boot stack and the hypervisor subsequently loaded by it. Successful exploitation results in a confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact to the managed system.
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