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TI-2026-15296 Aliases CVE-2026-18669GHSA-g4wf-p98r-hh5q

IBM i is Affected By A Privilege Escalation Vulnerability []

Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-250Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-250.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00746 55th 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
Total

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-2026-18669
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g4wf-p98r-hh5q

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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