CVE-2026-16724

MEDIUMPre-NVD 4.54.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 4.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-08-19. a secondary CVSS source baseline 4.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
4.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 4.5Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

IBM Virtualization Management Interface FW1110.00 through FW1110.30, FW1120.00 through FW1120.00, and FW1060.00 through FW1060.80 is affected by a vulnerability in the Virtualization Management Interface (VMI). An attacker with authenticated administrator-level access can cause the VMI to crash. The VMI will restart automatically; however, repeated exploitation could result in a sustained availability impact.

CVSS v3
4.5
EG Score
4.5(medium)
EG Risk
20(Track)
EG Risk 20/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity45% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
7%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 19, 2026

Last Modified

August 25, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 19, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Security Bulletin: This Power System update is being released to address CVE-2026-16724

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283189

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-16724(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 17× in last 7d / 77× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-09-21 05:52 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-21 05:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  6. 2026-09-19 00:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-18 19:27 UTCEPSS rescore
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  9. 2026-09-17 22:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  11. 2026-09-16 20:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-16 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
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  15. 2026-09-15 15:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  17. 2026-09-14 13:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-13 16:46 UTCEPSS rescore
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  20. 2026-09-13 10:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-12 15:00 UTCEPSS rescore
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  23. 2026-09-12 08:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-11 14:52 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-09-11 06:46 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-11 06:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-10 09:34 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-09-10 04:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-09 02:31 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-09-09 02:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-08 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
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  9. 2026-09-07 21:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-07 16:01 UTCEPSS rescore
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  12. 2026-09-06 19:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-06 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
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  15. 2026-09-05 16:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  17. 2026-09-04 14:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-04 05:06 UTCEPSS rescore
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  20. 2026-09-03 12:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-02 14:11 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-09-02 10:32 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-09-02 10:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-01 13:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-09-01 08:17 UTCEG score recompute
  26. 2026-09-01 08:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-09-01 04:39 UTCEPSS rescore
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  29. 2026-08-31 05:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-08-30 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
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  32. 2026-08-30 03:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  35. 2026-08-29 01:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-08-28 21:41 UTCEPSS rescore
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  38. 2026-08-27 22:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-08-27 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
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  41. 2026-08-26 20:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-08-26 14:46 UTCEPSS rescore
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  44. 2026-08-25 18:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-08-25 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  46. 2026-08-24 21:50 UTCEG score recompute
  47. 2026-08-24 21:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-08-23 19:44 UTCEG score recompute
  49. 2026-08-23 19:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  50. 2026-08-23 00:19 UTCEPSS rescore
  51. 2026-08-22 17:38 UTCEG score recompute
  52. 2026-08-22 17:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-08-21 23:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  54. 2026-08-21 15:32 UTCEG score recompute
  55. 2026-08-21 15:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  56. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  57. 2026-08-20 13:26 UTCEG score recompute
  58. 2026-08-20 13:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  60. 2026-08-20 13:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-08-19 20:20 UTCEG score recompute
  62. 2026-08-19 19:43 UTCEG score recompute
  63. 2026-08-19 19:42 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-16724?
CVE-2026-16724 is a medium vulnerability published on August 19, 2026. IBM Virtualization Management Interface FW1110.00 through FW1110.30, FW1120.00 through FW1120.00, and FW1060.00 through FW1060.80 is affected by a vulnerability in the Virtualization Management Interface (VMI). An attacker with authenticated administrator-level access can cause the VMI to crash.…
When was CVE-2026-16724 disclosed?
CVE-2026-16724 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 19, 2026, with the most recent update on August 25, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-16724 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-16724 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 93.3% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-16724?
CVE-2026-16724 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-16724?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-16724, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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