CVE-2026-16674

IBM i is Affected By Multiple Vulnerabilities in WebSphere Application Server Liberty

Published Aug 13, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code due to an untrusted search path.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

IBM

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`7.6`	affected	—
`7.5`	affected	—
`7.4`	affected	—
`7.3`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:i:7.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:i:7.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:i:7.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:i:7.6:::::::*

No data.

Vendor Product Versions

Ibm

Version	Status	Scheme	Platform
`7.6`	affected	generic	—
`7.5`	affected	generic	—
`7.4`	affected	generic	—
`7.3`	affected	generic	—

Remediation

Vendor Solution

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now. IBM i Release5770-SS1 Option 3 PTF Number(s)PTF Download Link(s)7.6SJ10874 SJ11023 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ10874 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ11023 7.5SJ10875 SJ11024 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ10875 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ11024 7.4SJ10876 SJ11025 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ10876 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ11025 7.3SJ10877 SJ11026 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ10877 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ11026 IBM recommends users running unsupported versions of affected products upgrade to a supported and fixed version of affected products.

Tracking

Advisories

No advisories available

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.746% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283286

History

Nov 10, 2026 9:30 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Aug 17, 2026 5:15 PM Affected versions updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPEs		cpe:2.3:o:ibm:i:7.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:ibm:i:7.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:ibm:i:7.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:ibm:i:7.6:::::::*

Aug 13, 2026 7:45 PM Description updated. Title updated. First appearance in the feed. Weaknesses updated. Affected versions updated. Affected vendors updated. Added references. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code due to an untrusted search path.
Title		IBM i is Affected By Multiple Vulnerabilities in WebSphere Application Server Liberty
First Time appeared		Ibm Ibm i
Weaknesses		CWE-426
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		https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283286
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'}`