CVE-2026-18848
CSRF in IBM ASMI enables silent admin actions on Power System FSP.
Is CVE-2026-18848 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-18848 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.10% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-18848?
CVE-2026-18848 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.3. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-18848?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-18848. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-18848 affect?
CVE-2026-18848 affects IBM Power Systems Firmware FW1120.00, IBM Power Systems Firmware FW1110.00-FW1110.30, IBM Power Systems Firmware FW1060.00-FW1060.80, IBM Power Systems Firmware FW950.00-FW950.H2, and 1 further product or version. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-18848?
Restrict ASMI access, disable remote web admin, prevent admin browsing of untrusted pages; apply vendor patch when released.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
CSRF can force a logged-in ASMI admin to perform silent FSP administrative actions, allowing data exposure, config tampering, or service disruption.
Immediate action required
- affectedFW1120.00
- affected>= FW1110.00 and <= FW1110.30
- affected>= FW1060.00 and <= FW1060.80
- affected>= FW950.00 and <= FW950.H2
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.