---
id: "CVE-2026-16697"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-16697"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-16697"]
title: "IBM Power Systems Firmware: excessive resource use lets a remote attacker cause outages"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 6.5
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["firmware", "ibm-power", "infrastructure", "power-systems"]
not_affected_if: ["unknown"]
published_at: "2026-11-08T20:17:24+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-08T20:22:46+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-08T20:23:34+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16697", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-08T20:22:46+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# IBM Power Systems Firmware: excessive resource use lets a remote attacker cause outages

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-16697 (this .md is for agents)

IBM Power Systems firmware versions FW1060, OP940 and OP910 fail to restrict excessive computational resource use. A remote attacker can trigger a denial of service, taking the affected system offline.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed firmware level on the Power Systems server against the affected ranges in the IBM advisory (FW1060.00 through FW1060.81, OP940.00 through OP940.A2, OP910.00 through OP910.95, OP940.00 through OP940.82)
- Confirm the exact firmware ranges in the IBM security bulletin, as the sources list them in a way that is partly ambiguous

## Timeline

- 2026-11-08T20:22:46+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16697

## From the sources

IBM Power Systems Firmware FW1060.00 through FW1060.81, OP940.00 through OP940.A2, OP910.00 through OP910.95, and  OP940.00 through OP940.82 could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service due to improper restriction of excessive computational resources.

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