Description
IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges due to improper validation of pointers read from Java-controlled addresses.
Published: 2026-08-13
Score: 8.4 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

Vendor Solution

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now. IBM i Release5770-JV1 PTF Number(s)PTF Download Link(s)7.6SJ11037 SJ11013 SJ11065 SJ11078 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ11037 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ11013 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ11065 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ11078 7.5SJ10990 SJ11014 SJ11042 SJ11066 SJ11080 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ10990 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ11014 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ11042 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ11066 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ11080 7.4SJ11016 SJ11041 SJ11064 SJ11081 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ11016 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ11041 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ11064 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ11081 7.3SJ11040 SJ11063 SJ11079 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ11040 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ11063 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ11079 IBM recommends users running unsupported versions of affected products upgrade to a supported and fixed version of affected products.

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History

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges due to improper validation of pointers read from Java-controlled addresses.
Title IBM i Is Affected By Multiple Vulnerabilities in IBM Java SDK and IBM Java Runtime
First Time appeared Ibm
Ibm i
Weaknesses CWE-269
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Ibm
Ibm i
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L'}

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Ibm I
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-14T15:58:55.488Z

Reserved: 2026-07-29T15:13:34.138Z

Link: CVE-2026-18249

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-14T15:58:51.824Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Undergoing Analysis

Published: 2026-08-13T21:17:44.870

Modified: 2026-08-14T19:03:43.847

Link: CVE-2026-18249

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No data.

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Updated: 2026-08-14T02:15:03Z

Weaknesses