ShellCodeX vulnerability brief
MEDIUM
Received
CVE-2026-15961
IBM PowerVM Hypervisor FW1120.00, FW1110.00 through FW1110.30, and FW1060.00 through FW1060.80 could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service due to improper control of format strings.
Published 19 Aug 2026, 15:16 UTC
Last modified 19 Aug 2026, 15:16 UTC
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Attack profile
The conditions required to exploit this vulnerability and its potential impact.
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
High
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Affected products
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NVD has not published structured affected-product data for this record.
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Weakness classification
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Source references
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