CVE-2026-18849IBM OpenBMC Code Execution
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IBM OpenBMC FW1060.00 through FW1060.80 is affected by a vulnerability in the BMC firmware update process. An attacker with authenticated administrator-level access to the BMC can, under specific conditions, execute arbitrary code, resulting in a confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
- CVSS
- 6.8 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-22
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- ibm
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Aug 21, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
IBM OPENBMC ibm:openbmc | from FW1060.00 through FW1060.80 | CNA record |
ibm openbmc ibm:openbmc | from fw1060.00 through fw1060.80 | NVD |
ibm power_system_e1050_(9043-mrx)_firmware ibm:power_system_e1050_(9043-mrx)_firmware | from fw1060.00 before fw1060.81 | NVD |
ibm power_system_l1022_(9786-22h)_firmware ibm:power_system_l1022_(9786-22h)_firmware | from fw1060.00 before fw1060.81 | NVD |
ibm power_system_l1024_(9786-42h)_firmware ibm:power_system_l1024_(9786-42h)_firmware | from fw1060.00 before fw1060.81 | NVD |
ibm power_system_s1012_(9028-21b)_firmware ibm:power_system_s1012_(9028-21b)_firmware | from fw1060.00 before fw1060.81 | NVD |
ibm power_system_s1014_(9105-41b)_firmware ibm:power_system_s1014_(9105-41b)_firmware | from fw1060.00 before fw1060.81 | NVD |
ibm power_system_s1022_(9105-22a)_firmware ibm:power_system_s1022_(9105-22a)_firmware | from fw1060.00 before fw1060.81 | NVD |
ibm power_system_s1022s_(9105-22b)_firmware ibm:power_system_s1022s_(9105-22b)_firmware | from fw1060.00 before fw1060.81 | NVD |
ibm power_system_s1024_(9105-42a)_firmware ibm:power_system_s1024_(9105-42a)_firmware | from fw1060.00 before fw1060.81 | NVD |
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283590vendor-advisory, patch
The CVE record on cve.org NVD's entry
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