CVE-2026-18509CWE-285

CVE-2026-18509

High · published August 14, 2026

CVSS v3.1
8.2
EPSS
0%
Percentile
13.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.2 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00232 · 13.3th percentile
Weakness
CWE-285 · Improper Authorization
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/7283279 · [email protected]
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 13 AUG 20:43Z
    IBM i is Affected By A Prvilege Escalation Vulnerability []
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