CVE-2026-102917CWE-269privilege-escalation

CVE-2026-102917

High · published October 16, 2026

CVSS v3.1
7.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
0.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

IBM i 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 is vulnerable to an authenticated attacker elevating their privilege. A bad actor could exploit this vulnerability to perform operations with QSECOFR/Root authority on the system.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00098 · 0.8th percentile
Weakness
CWE-269 · Improper Privilege Management
Published
2026-10-16T23:17Z
Affected products (4)
ProductVersionsFixed in
ibm/iall versions—
ibm/iall versions—
ibm/iall versions—
ibm/iall versions—
References (1)
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7292422 · [email protected]
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 18 OCT 03:27Z
    EPSS moved — → 0%
    epss
  • 16 OCT 18:37Z
    IBM i is Affected By An Improper Privilege Management Vulnerability
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  • 16 OCT 18:37Z
    IBM i is Affected By An Improper Privilege Management Vulnerability
    cvelistv5