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CVE-2026-18509: IBM i is Affected By A Prvilege Escalation Vulnerability []
- Severity: high (CVSS 7.1 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: 2026-08-13 · updated 2026-08-17
- Weakness: CWE-285
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.
Affected products
- IBM i: 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6
References
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