Stack buffer overflow in IBM Power Systems Firmware
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-121 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
IBM Power Systems Firmware FW1060.00 through FW1060.81 is affected. A buffer overflow (CWE-121) in the service processor mailbox interface lets a specially crafted mailbox message overwrite host firmware runtime attribute storage. An attacker with authenticated service-level access to the FSP can run arbitrary code in the host firmware runtime, gaining full access to the managed system's memory and hardware interfaces.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
IBM Power Systems Firmware FW1060.00 through FW1060.81 is affected by a vulnerability in the service processor mailbox interface. An attacker with authenticated service-level access to the FSP can send a specially crafted mailbox message to overflow host firmware runtime attribute storage, allowing arbitrary code to be executed in the host firmware runtime. This gives the attacker full access to the managed system's memory and hardware interfaces, resulting in a confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact to the managed system.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | PowerVM Hypervisor | FW1060.00 – FW1060.81 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- PowerVM Hypervisor VendorIBM Affected FW1060.00 – FW1060.81 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names CNA · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:powervm_hypervisor:fw1060.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | fw1060.00 | — | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:powervm_hypervisor:fw1060.00.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | fw1060.00.0 | — | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:powervm_hypervisor:fw1060.81:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | fw1060.81 | — | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:powervm_hypervisor:fw1060.81.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | fw1060.81.0 | — | IBM |
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:powervm_hypervisor:fw1060.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions fw1060.00 — ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:powervm_hypervisor:fw1060.00.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions fw1060.00.0 — ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:powervm_hypervisor:fw1060.81:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions fw1060.81 — ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:powervm_hypervisor:fw1060.81.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions fw1060.81.0 — ·IBM
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for PowerVM Hypervisor.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-12 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-96264
- 2026-10-13 Alias added: GHSA-jhfp-hm4v-fwgf
- 2026-10-13 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-13 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-13 CISA SSVC decision points changed
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Sources
- CVE-2026-96264 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-96264 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jhfp-hm4v-fwgf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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