CVE-2026-12943

IBM HMC V10.3.1050.0 through 10.3.1064.0 and IBM HMC V11.1.1110.0 through 11.1.1112.0 Management systems in IBM Power environments (HMC and Novalink) could allow an unauthenticated user to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges on the system due to improper validation of user supplied input.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7278667	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:hardware_management_console::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:hardware_management_console::::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-07-30 19:17

Updated : 2026-08-10 20:05

NVD link : CVE-2026-12943

Mitre link : CVE-2026-12943

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-12943

JSON object : View

Products Affected

ibm

hardware_management_console

CWE

CWE-78

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

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