CVE-2026-18101CWE-269privilege-escalation

CVE-2026-18101

High · published August 14, 2026

CVSS v3.1
8.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
2.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges due to improper management of thread authority swaps.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00137 · 2.8th percentile
Weakness
CWE-269 · Improper Privilege Management
Published
2026-08-14T01:17Z
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/7283286 · [email protected]
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 13 AUG 20:42Z
    IBM i is Affected By Multiple Vulnerabilities in WebSphere Application Server Liberty
    cvelistv5