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CVE-2026-14971

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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.

Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
7.0 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
Published
2026-07-17 20:17:15.190000
Last modified
2026-10-24 20:10:00.137000
View original CVE JSON
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  "published": "2026-07-17T20:17:15.190",
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