01 Record
CVE-2026-17203
IBM Application Runtime Expert (ARE) for IBM i is vulnerable to a user gaining elevated privileges and sensitive information [, ].
HighPUBLISHEDCNA: ibm
CNA base score7.5 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
02 Description
IBM Application Runtime Expert (ARE) for IBM i is vulnerable to a user gaining elevated privileges and sensitive information [, ].
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.
- AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.60% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 48.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Awaiting Analysis. NVD last modified this record on 2026-09-01.
- 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
- 2026-08-28 20:43Z2 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-09-01 01:58Z1 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-07-24
- Assigning CNA
- ibm
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 7.5)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-287Improper AuthenticationClass
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 6ff82e7799b8fb5240fc65ed4f2cde89f0f5e29982522f08ac73eb4599543047
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
07 Remediation
IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now. Release5733-ARE PTF Number(s)PTF Download Link(s)V1R1M0 SJ11185 After applying this PTF the legacy ARE GUI is nonfunctional. https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ11185