CVE-2026-16860

IBM i is Affected By Remote Code Execution Vulnerability []

Assigner: ibm
Reserved: 24.07.2026 Published: 12.08.2026 Updated: 12.08.2026

IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code due to an uncontrolled search path element.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
CVSS Score: 9.9

Attack Vector	Network	Scope	Changed
Attack Complexity	Low	Confidentiality Impact	High
Privileges Required	Low	Integrity Impact	High
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

Vendor

IBM

Product

Versions

Version 7.6 is affected
Version 7.5 is affected
Version 7.4 is affected
Version 7.3 is affected

Solutions

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now.

IBM i Release5770-SS1 PTF Number(s)PTF Download Link(s)7.6SJ10879 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ10879 7.5SJ10880 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ10880 7.4SJ10881 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ10881 7.3SJ10882 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ10882

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

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