CVE-2026-18669 | BDVDB-2026-358283 Detail

IBMi

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.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

CWE-250 Execution with Unnecessary Privileges

References#

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283278

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12026-08-12Record published in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2026-08-12
Last modified: 2026-08-12

Vendor information

Vendor: IBM
Product: i

All IBM vulnerabilities

Score

8.8 High

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 55.2.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Not classified

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
7.6
Fixed
Not stated
Vulnerable
7.5
Fixed
Not stated
Vulnerable
7.4
Fixed
Not stated
Vulnerable
7.3
Fixed
Not stated

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

8.8 High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	High
Availability	High

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).