01 Record

CVE-2026-18509

IBM i is Affected By A Prvilege Escalation Vulnerability []

HighPUBLISHEDCNA: ibm

Base score8.2 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

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02 Description

IBM i is Affected By A Prvilege Escalation Vulnerability []

03 Metadata

Published: 2026-08-13 20:43Z22 HR AGO
Last updated: 2026-08-14 15:57Z2 HR AGO
Reserved: 2026-07-31
Assigning CNA: ibm
Record state: PUBLISHED
Severity: High (CVSS 8.2)
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weaknesses: CWE-285
SSVC decision: ExploitationnoneAutomatablenoTechnical Impacttotal
Data version: 5.2
Document digest: c6a42186824e43421b0ea388db2c491820e93b0653756e969193f61f630aa1d8

04 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms

IBMi7.6, 7.5, 7.4, 7.3—

05 References

www.ibm.comhttps://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283279vendor-advisorypatch

06 Remediation

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now. Navigator IBM i Release5770-SS1 PTF Number(s)PTF Download Link(s)7.6SJ10887 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ11126 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ11125 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ11124 7.3SJ11128 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ11128 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information IBM recommends users running unsupported versions of affected products upgrade to a supported and fixed version of affected products.