CVE-2026-18069

IBM i is Affected By A Race Condition Vulnerability in SQL Query Engine []

Published Sep 14, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a local attacker to obtain ownership of arbitrary file system objects due to a time-of-check to time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

IBM i Release5770-SS1  PTF Number(s)PTF Download Link(s)7.6SJ11015 SJ11017 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ11015 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ11017 7.5SJ11007 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ11007 7.4SJ10970 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ10970 7.3SJ10969 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ10969 IBM recommends users running unsupported versions of affected products upgrade to a supported and fixed version of affected products.

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a local attacker to obtain ownership of arbitrary file system objects due to a time-of-check to time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition.
Title IBM i is Affected By A Race Condition Vulnerability in SQL Query Engine []
First Time appeared Ibm
Ibm i
Weaknesses CWE-367
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': 6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
ibm
Published
Updated
Sep 15, 2026, 5:31 PM
Reserved
Jul 28, 2026, 2:55 PM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Sep 14, 2026, 9:17 PM
Modified
Sep 16, 2026, 7:24 PM