CVE-2026-18669 PUBLISHED

IBM i is Affected By A Privilege Escalation Vulnerability []

Assigner: ibm
Reserved: 03.08.2026 Published: 12.08.2026 Updated: 12.08.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Score: 8.8

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 strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now. IBM i Release5770-SS1 PTF Number(s)PTF Download Link(s)7.6SJ11009https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ11009 7.5SJ10978https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ109787.4SJ10977https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ109777.3SJ10976https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ10976IBM recommends users running unsupported versions of affected products upgrade to a supported and fixed version of affected products.

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-250 Execution with Unnecessary Privileges CWE