CVE-2026-102917

IBM i is Affected By An Improper Privilege Management Vulnerability

Published Oct 16, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
IBM i 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 is vulnerable to an authenticated attacker elevating their privilege. A bad actor could exploit this vulnerability to perform operations with QSECOFR/Root authority on the system.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

IBM i Release5770-SS1  PTF Number(s)PTF Download Link(s)7.6SJ11832 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ11832 7.5SJ11775 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ11775 7.4SJ11833 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ11833 7.3SJ11841 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ11841 IBM recommends users running unsupported versions of affected products upgrade to a supported and fixed version of affected products.

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Advisories

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description IBM i 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 is vulnerable to an authenticated attacker elevating their privilege. A bad actor could exploit this vulnerability to perform operations with QSECOFR/Root authority on the system.
Title IBM i is Affected By An Improper Privilege Management Vulnerability
First Time appeared Ibm
Ibm i
Weaknesses CWE-269
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Ibm
Ibm i
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
ibm
Published
Updated
Oct 20, 2026, 1:05 PM
Reserved
Sep 29, 2026, 7:01 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Oct 16, 2026, 7:17 PM
Modified
Oct 23, 2026, 4:05 PM