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CVE-2026-18669: IBM i is Affected By A Privilege Escalation Vulnerability []
- Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2026-08-12 · updated 2026-10-23
- Weakness: CWE-250
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.
Affected products
- IBM i: from 7.3 through 7.6
References
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