CVE-2026-16878

IBM i is Affected By Multiple Vulnerabilities in NetServer

Assigner: ibm
Reserved: 24.07.2026 Published: 13.08.2026 Updated: 13.08.2026

IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information due to an out-of-bounds read.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
CVSS Score: 5.4

Attack Vector	Network	Scope	Unchanged
Attack Complexity	Low	Confidentiality Impact	Low
Privileges Required	Low	Integrity Impact	None
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 Release5770-999 PTF Number(s)PTF Download Link(s)7.6MJ10939 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=MJ10939 7.5MJ10938 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=MJ10938 7.4MJ10937 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=MJ10937 7.3MJ10936 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=MJ10936

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

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