CVE-2026-18669CWE-250

CVE-2026-18669

High · published August 12, 2026

CVSS v3.1
8.8
EPSS
1%
Percentile
54.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00746 · 54.3th percentile
Weakness
CWE-250 · Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
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/7283278 · [email protected]
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 12 AUG 17:32Z
    IBM i is Affected By A Privilege Escalation Vulnerability []
    cvelistv5