VulnerabilityAwaiting Analysis

CVE-2026-18527

IBM Administration Runtime Expert for i 1R1M0 IBM Application Runtime Expert (ARE) for i could allow a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges, caused by ARE GUI component processing.

CRITICAL 9.9EPSS 0.29%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.29%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

IBM Administration Runtime Expert for i 1R1M0 IBM Application Runtime Expert (ARE) for i could allow a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges, caused by ARE GUI component processing. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute actions under another user's authenticated profile gaining elevated privileges on the IBM i system.

CVSS 3.1: 9.9 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.29% probability · 21th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-384
Source: psirt@us.ibm.com

References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7284580

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.