Advisoriesby IbisIBMCVE-2026-18669
IBM i: privilege escalation
No fix yet
IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 is vulnerable to a privilege escalation as the result of a remote code execution vulnerability in the activation engine component. An authenticated attacker can execute a maliciously planted script with root authority.
Affected versions
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| i Product | <= 7.6 | No fix yet |
| <= 7.5 | No fix yet | |
| <= 7.4 | No fix yet | |
| <= 7.3 | No fix yet |
Details and references
- CVSS 3.1
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Severity from
- the vendor (its own CVE record or advisory)
- Weakness
- CWE-250