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. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2026-18681 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.8 out of 10, rated MEDIUM. This is a medium-severity vulnerability that should be remediated as part of regular maintenance. The EPSS score is 0.0020, placing it in the 0th percentile for exploitation probability.

CVE-2026-18681 affects products from ibm, specifically: power_system_e1080_\(9080-hex\), power_system_e1080_\(9080-hex\)_firmware, power_system_e1180_\(9080-heu\), power_system_e1180_\(9080-heu\)_firmware, power_system_e950_\(9040-mr9\), power_system_e950_\(9040-mr9\)_firmware, power_system_e980_\(9080-m9s\), power_system_e980_\(9080-m9s\)_firmware, power_system_h922_\(9223-22s\), power_system_h922_\(9223-22s\)_firmware, power_system_h924_\(9223-42s\), power_system_h924_\(9223-42s\)_firmware, power_system_s914_\(9009-41g\), power_system_s914_\(9009-41g\)_firmware, power_system_s922_\(9009-22g\), power_system_s922_\(9009-22g\)_firmware, power_system_s924_\(9009-42g\), power_system_s924_\(9009-42g\)_firmware. Check the affected products table above for specific version ranges.

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