VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2026-16987
CVSS score8.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.15%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-08-13
Last modified2026-08-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges due to improper validation of the LANG environment variable.
Weakness classification
- psirt@us.ibm.com: CWE-73
Primary references
- psirt@us.ibm.com — Vendor Advisory