VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2026-18509
CVSS score8.2 HIGH
EPSS probability0.23%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-08-13
Last modified2026-08-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Description
IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a local authenticated attacker to gain privilege escalation via the Navigator for i debugger. This could allow the attacker to access or manipulate sensitive data on the system, or create new profiles with elevated privileges on the IBM i system.
Weakness classification
- psirt@us.ibm.com: CWE-285
Primary references
- psirt@us.ibm.com — Vendor Advisory