CVE-2026-102618 PUBLISHED

IBM i is Affected by a Protection Mechanism Failure

Assigner: ibm
Reserved: 29.09.2026 Published: 08.11.2026 Updated: 08.11.2026

IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow an authenticated user to indirectly disable system auditing, which they otherwise don't have authority to disable.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
CVSS Score: 3.6

Attack Vector	Local	Scope	Unchanged
Attack Complexity	High	Confidentiality Impact	None
Privileges Required	Low	Integrity Impact	Low
User Interaction	None	Availability Impact	Low

CVSS 3.1

Product Status

Vendor	IBM
Product	i
Versions	Version 7.6 is affected Version 7.5 is affected Version 7.4 is affected Version 7.3 is affected

Solutions

IBM i Release5770-999 PTF Number(s)PTF Download Link(s)7.6MJ11770 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=MJ11770 7.5MJ11769 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=MJ11769 7.4MJ11768 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=MJ11768 7.3MJ11767 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=MJ11767

IBM recommends users running unsupported versions of affected products upgrade to a supported and fixed version of affected products.

References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7295136

Problem Types

CWE-693 Protection Mechanism Failure CWE