CVE-2026-16832

HIGHPre-NVD 8.48.4—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 8.4 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-19. a secondary CVSS source baseline 8.4; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
8.4EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.4Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

IBM Power Systems 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 management network protocol. An attacker with authenticated HMC administrator access can execute arbitrary code on the service processor, giving full control over the managed system, resulting in a confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.

CVSS v3
8.4
EG Score
8.4(high)
EG Risk
38(Track)
EG Risk 38/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity84% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
9%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 19, 2026

Last Modified

August 22, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 19, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Security Bulletin: This Power System update is being released to address CVE-2026-16832

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283895

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-16832(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 19× in last 7d / 19× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-08-22 04:23 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-22 04:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-22 04:03 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-08-22 04:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-22 01:07 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-08-22 01:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-21 23:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-08-21 13:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-21 01:20 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-08-21 01:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-08-20 13:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-08-20 08:15 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-08-20 08:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-19 20:22 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-08-19 19:33 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-08-19 19:19 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-08-19 18:58 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-08-19 18:57 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-16832?
CVE-2026-16832 is a high vulnerability published on August 19, 2026. IBM Power Systems 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 management network protocol. An attacker with authenticated HMC administrator access can execute arbitrary code on the service…
When was CVE-2026-16832 disclosed?
CVE-2026-16832 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 19, 2026, with the most recent update on August 22, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-16832 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-16832 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 91.1% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-16832?
CVE-2026-16832 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.4 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-16832?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-16832, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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