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CVE-2026-17491: IBM i is Affected By An Improper Privilege Management Vulnerability in OpenSSH
- Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2026-10-16 · updated 2026-10-23
- Weakness: CWE-269
Description
IBM i 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 is could allow a remote authenticated attacker to bypass security restrictions due to improper enforcement of the ChrootDirectory configuration directive.
Affected products
- IBM i: 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6 (and their updates)
References
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