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Summary

CVECVE-2026-14971
StatePUBLISHED
Assigneribm
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-07-17 20:17:15 UTC
Updated2026-07-17 20:17:15 UTC
DescriptionIBM PowerVM Novalink 2.2.02.2.12.2.1.1, and 2.3.02.3.0.12.3.12.3.2 IBM NovaLink APIs misconfiguration may increase attack surface and enable unintended or unauthorized operations under non-default conditions.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 3.9 LOW from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Problem Types: CWE-16 | CWE-16 CWE-16 Configuration

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary3.9LOWCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
3.1CNACVSS3.9LOWCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA IBM PowerVM Novalink affected 2.2.02.2.12.2.1.1 Not specified
CNA IBM PowerVM Novalink affected 2.3.02.3.0.12.3.12.3.2 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7280225 [email protected] www.ibm.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Additional Advisory Data

Solutions

CNA: IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading based on the table below. ProductVersionRemediationPowerVM Novalink 2.2.1.1 Update to pvm-novalink-2.2.1.1-260708 https://public.dhe.ibm.com/systems/virtualization/Novalink/readme/NovaLink_2.2.1.1_readme.html or Update to pvm-novalink-2.3.3-260714 https://public.dhe.ibm.com/systems/virtualization/Novalink/readme/NovaLink_2.3.3_readme.html PowerVM Novalink 2.3.3 Update to pvm-novalink-2.3.3-260714 https://public.dhe.ibm.com/systems/virtualization/Novalink/readme/NovaLink_2.3.3_readme.html

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