VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2026-18669

CVSS score8.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.75%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-08-12
Last modified2026-10-23
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

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.

Weakness classification

  • psirt@us.ibm.com: CWE-250

Primary references