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IBMCVE-2026-18509

IBM i: privilege escalation

IBM

CVE-2026-18509 · Published Aug 13, 2026 · updated Aug 17, 2026

High8.2
No fix yet
IBM advisory

IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a local authenticated attacker to gain privilege escalation via the Navigator for i debugger. This could allow the attacker to access or manipulate sensitive data on the system, or create new profiles with elevated privileges on the IBM i system.

Affected versions

PackageAffectedFixed in
i
Product
<= 7.6No fix yet
<= 7.5No fix yet
<= 7.4No fix yet
<= 7.3No fix yet
Details and references
CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Severity from
the vendor (its own CVE record or advisory)
Weakness
CWE-285

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