CVE-2026-17029
IBM i is Affected By Multiple Vulnerabilities in Java Secure Sockets Extension
02 Description
IBM i is Affected By Multiple Vulnerabilities in Java Secure Sockets Extension
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.16% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 5.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-08-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-08-13 19:54Z2 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-08-14 12:39Z2 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-07-24
- Assigning CNA
- ibm
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 8.8)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteBase
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 2f2e69387c4ceb19de7b8d07eab03fe9ed558cf869b0c6c4df75e2756c014a32
05 Affected products
06 References
07 Remediation
IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now. IBM i Release5770-JV1 PTF Number(s)PTF Download Link(s)7.6SJ11036 SJ11072 SJ11082 SJ11088 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ11036 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ11072 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ11082 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ11088 7.5SJ11068 SJ11073 SJ11070 SJ11077 SJ11087 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ11068 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ11073 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ11070 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ11077 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ11087 7.4SJ11071 SJ11069 SJ11076 SJ11086 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ11071 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ11069 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ11076 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ11086 7.3SJ11067 SJ11075 SJ11085 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ11067 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ11075 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ11085 IBM recommends users running unsupported versions of affected products upgrade to a supported and fixed version of affected products.