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CVE-2026-14971HIGH
IBM PowerVM Novalink — This PowerVM Novalink update is being released to address
  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   H   L   N  U  H  H  H    7.0   .0010    1.0     —
AFFECTED
  Product           Versions             Fixed
  PowerVM Novalink  2.2.02.2.12.2.1.1 –  —
TIMELINE
  Jul 7   Reserved by ibm
  Jul 17  Published (CNA: ibm)
  Aug 11  RESCORED — CVE-2026-14971 (IBM PowerVM Novalink). CVSS 3.9 → 7 (NVD).
CWE-16 · CNA: ibm · CVSS v3.1 · 1 reference · NVD status: Analyzed

Description

IBM PowerVM Novalink 2.2.02.2.12.2.1.1, and 2.3.02.3.0.12.3.12.3.2 IBM NovaLink APIs misconfiguration may increase attack surface and enable unintended or unauthorized operations under non-default conditions.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
July 7, 2026ReservedReserved by ibm
July 17, 2026PublishedPublished (CNA: ibm)
August 11, 2026RESCOREDRESCORED — CVE-2026-14971 (IBM PowerVM Novalink). CVSS 3.9 → 7 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
IBMPowerVM Novalink2.2.02.2.12.2.1.1

Weaknesses

CWE-16

References (1)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2026-14971 at cve.org

Vendors: ibm

Weaknesses: CWE-16

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This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2026-14971 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Wednesday, August 19, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.