CVE-2026-16904CWE-269privilege-escalation

CVE-2026-16904

High · published August 12, 2026

CVSS v3.1
8.1
EPSS
1%
Percentile
43.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands due to improper privilege management during monitor owner reassignment.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.1 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00524 · 43.6th percentile
Weakness
CWE-269 · Improper Privilege Management
Published
2026-08-12T22:17Z
Affected products (1)
ProductVersionsFixed in
ibm/i≥ 7.3, ≤ 7.6—
References (1)
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283292 · [email protected]
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 12 AUG 17:18Z
    IBM i is Affected By improper privilege management in Navigator for i
    cvelistv5