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 a client-supplied profile name.
Published: 2026-08-12
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: n/a
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-SS1 PTF Number(s)PTF Download Link(s)7.6SJ10899 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ10899 7.5SJ10903 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ10903 7.4SJ10915 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ10915 7.3SJ10916 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ10916 IBM recommends users running unsupported versions of affected products upgrade to a supported and fixed version of affected products.

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History

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 19:45:00 +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 a client-supplied profile name.
Title IBM i is Affected By Multiple Vulnerabilities in the Debug Server
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': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-12T19:36:24.694Z

Reserved: 2026-07-24T14:32:23.781Z

Link: CVE-2026-17082

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Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-08-12T20:17:39.130

Modified: 2026-08-12T20:53:43.330

Link: CVE-2026-17082

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Weaknesses