IBM i is Affected By Denial of Service and Security Restriction Bypass Vulnerabilities in FTP [, ]
Priority LOW 28CWE-918Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- 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 remote authenticated attacker to bypass security restrictions and access internal network services due to improper validation of FTP PORT and EPRT commands.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00304 23rd 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.
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
IBM i — ibm.com/support/pages/node/7287873
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-14296 IBM i is Affected By Denial of Service and Security Restriction Bypass Vulnerabilities in FTP [, ]Priority LOW 24
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-18869
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m47x-fj2g-vfr5
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-18869 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-18869 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m47x-fj2g-vfr5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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