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TI-2026-14037 Aliases CVE-2026-16863GHSA-r7h8-p6qj-6ggm

IBM i is Affected By Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability []

Priority LOW 34CWE-125Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-125 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information due to an out-of-bounds read.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0047 40th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
IBMi7.6; 7.5; 7.4; 7.3—No fix listedCNA
  • i VendorIBM Affected 7.6; 7.5; 7.4; 7.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.3 – 7.6VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3 – 7.6 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-16863
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r7h8-p6qj-6ggm

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2024-18115 IBM i privilege escalation CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2026-14283 IBM i is Affected By Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Line Printer Daemon [] CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-14729 IBM i command execution CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-14279 IBM i is Affected By Denial of Service Vulnerabilities in NFS [, ] CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2026-14196 IBM i is Affected By Denial of Service Vulnerabilities in NFS [, ] CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2026-13994 IBM i is Affected By Multiple Vulnerabilities in Simple Mail Transfer Protocol CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
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Sources

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