IBM i sign-on errors let remote attackers enumerate user profiles
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
IBM i 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 are affected. The sign-on process returns distinct error codes, which exposes which user profiles exist (CWE-200). A remote attacker can exploit this without authentication or user interaction.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
IBM i 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 could allow a remote attacker to enumerate user profiles due to the return of distinct error codes during the sign-on process.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for IBM i.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
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/7290096
3 records Highest priority Priority LOW 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-71461 Improper authentication in IBM i allows credential brute-forcingPriority LOW 30
- TI-2026-71459 Improper access control in IBM i enables local denial of servicePriority LOW 30
Timeline
- 2026-10-13 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-17487
- 2026-10-13 Alias added: GHSA-5frj-2gjj-w54h
- 2026-10-13 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
More IBM I vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2026-17487 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-17487 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5frj-2gjj-w54h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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