IBM i is Affected By A Race Condition Vulnerability in SQL Query Engine []
Priority LOW 26CWE-367Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a local attacker to obtain ownership of arbitrary file system objects due to a time-of-check to time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00167 6th 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | i | 7.6; 7.5; 7.4; 7.3 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- i VendorIBM Affected 7.6; 7.5; 7.4; 7.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names CNA · 8
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.6 | — | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.6.0 | — | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.5 | — | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.5.0 | — | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.4 | — | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.4.0 | — | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.3 | — | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.3.0 | — | IBM |
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.6 — ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.6.0 — ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.5 — ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.5.0 — ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4 — ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4.0 — ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3 — ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3.0 — ·IBM
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-18069
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vg4x-9q67-743r
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-18069 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-18069 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vg4x-9q67-743r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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