CVE-2026-18669

Summary

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.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
IBMi7.6affected
IBMi7.5affected
IBMi7.4affected
IBMi7.3affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-250: CWE-250 Execution with Unnecessary Privileges

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: no
    • Technical Impact: total

References