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 access controls over privileged system configuration operations on the FSP. An attacker with authenticated administrator-level access to the FSP can place the managed system into a non-production operational mode, allowing certain system components to be disabled. This condition persists across FSP resets and requires explicit operator intervention — clearing the affected configuration — to restore normal operation. Successful exploitation results in an availability impact to the managed system.
CVE-2026-16938
MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.96.9—Trending — 4 sources updated this week
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence
Score 6.9 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-08-19. a secondary CVSS source baseline 6.9; sources differ by 0.0.
Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: ghsa, secondary
6.9EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 6.9Exploit: None knownExposed: 0
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 6.9
- EG Score
- 6.9(high)
- EG Risk
- 31(Track)EG Risk 31/100SSVC: 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 computedSeverity69% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability0% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 4%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
August 19, 2026
Last Modified
August 20, 2026
Advisory Details (1)
Auto-updated Aug 19, 2026No patch confirmed yet.
generic
Security Bulletin: This Power System update is being released to address CVE-2026-16938
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283896Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-16938(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 10× in last 7d / 10× 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.
- 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-20 16:37 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-20 16:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-20 15:45 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-20 15:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-20 13:26 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-20 13:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-19 19:19 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-19 18:58 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-19 18:57 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked
Frequently asked(5)
What is CVE-2026-16938?
CVE-2026-16938 is a medium 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 access controls over privileged system configuration operations on the FSP. An attacker with authenticated administrator-level access to…
When was CVE-2026-16938 disclosed?
CVE-2026-16938 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 19, 2026, with the most recent update on August 20, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-16938 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-16938 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 96.3% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-16938?
CVE-2026-16938 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.9 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-16938?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-16938, 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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