---
id: CVE-2026-16678
title: >-
  IBM Power Systems Firmware FW1110.00 through FW1110.31, FW1120.00 through
  FW1120.01, and FW1060.00 through FW1060.81 could allow a remote authenticated
  attacker to cause a denial of service by exhausting connection resources due
  to impro…
summary: >-
  IBM Power Systems Firmware FW1110.00 through FW1110.31, FW1120.00 through
  FW1120.01, and FW1060.00 through FW1060.81 could allow a remote authenticated
  attacker to cause a denial of service by exhausting connection resources due
  to impro…
severity: medium
cvss: 4.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-772
published: '2026-10-12'
updated: '2026-10-12'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-12T23:17:36.167'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16678'
references:
  - url: 'https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7287270'
    label: psirt@us.ibm.com
tags:
  - nvd
ingestedAt: '2026-10-12T22:05:40.362Z'
---

## Overview

IBM Power Systems Firmware FW1110.00 through FW1110.31, FW1120.00 through FW1120.01, and FW1060.00 through FW1060.81 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to cause a denial of service by exhausting connection resources due to improper resource management.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.