6.8Medium

Ibm Power System S922 \(9009-22g\) Firmware

CVE-2026-18681

IBM Server Firmware FW1120.00, FW1110.00 through FW1110.30, FW1060.00 through FW1060.80, and FW950.00 through FW950.H2 is affected by a vulnerability in the FSP firmware update process. An attacker with authenticated administrator-level access to the FSP can, under specific conditions, execute arbitrary code, resulting in a confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.

What this means for your business

  • It affects Ibm Power System S922 \(9009-22g\) Firmware. It matters if your company, or a supplier that handles your data, runs it.
  • An attacker can use it from inside the same network, with an administrator login, and without anyone at your company clicking anything.
  • FIRST's prediction model gives it a 0.2% chance of attack attempts being seen in the next 30 days, ranking above 10% of all known flaws.

What to do

  1. 1Check whether your company or your suppliers run Ibm Power System S922 \(9009-22g\) Firmware, and which version. The affected versions are listed further down this page.
  2. 2If you do, apply the vendor's fix. A patch or vendor advisory has been published.

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Scoring

CVSS
6.8 (v3.1)
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-121
Assigned by
psirt@us.ibm.com

Dates

Published
2026-08-19
Last modified
2026-08-25
Sources
NVD

Affected products

  • Ibm Power System S922 \(9009-22g\) Firmwarefw950.00 - fw950.h3
  • Ibm Power System S922 \(9009-22g\)all versions
  • Ibm Power System H922 \(9223-22s\) Firmwarefw950.00 - fw950.h3
  • Ibm Power System H922 \(9223-22s\)all versions
  • Ibm Power System S914 \(9009-41g\) Firmwarefw950.00 - fw950.h3
  • Ibm Power System S914 \(9009-41g\)all versions
  • Ibm Power System S924 \(9009-42g\) Firmwarefw950.00 - fw950.h3
  • Ibm Power System S924 \(9009-42g\)all versions
  • Ibm Power System H924 \(9223-42s\) Firmwarefw950.00 - fw950.h3
  • Ibm Power System H924 \(9223-42s\)all versions
  • Ibm Power System E950 \(9040-Mr9\) Firmwarefw950.00 - fw950.h3
  • Ibm Power System E950 \(9040-Mr9\)all versions

As listed in the NVD configuration data. Not a statement about your estate.

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