What is GHSA-5j8f-fc55-9mwx?

GHSA-5j8f-fc55-9mwx is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with Medium severity. IBM OpenBMC FW1060.00 through FW1060.80 is affected by a vulnerability in the BMC firmware update...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-5j8f-fc55-9mwx cover?

GHSA-5j8f-fc55-9mwx covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-18849. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-5j8f-fc55-9mwx?

GHSA-5j8f-fc55-9mwx has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.8, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-5j8f-fc55-9mwxMediumCVSS 6.8

IBM OpenBMC FW1060.00 through FW1060.80 is affected by a vulnerability in the BMC firmware update...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

August 19, 2026

Last Modified

August 19, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-18849 →

📋 Description

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.

🔗 References (3)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-18849
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283590
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5j8f-fc55-9mwx