VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2026-18713
IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 s vulnerable to privilege escalation via Navigator for i.
HIGH 8.8EPSS 0.51%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.51%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 s vulnerable to privilege escalation via Navigator for i. An authenticated user could elevate privileges to a root user to execute commands.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.51% probability · 42th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-269
- Affected
- ibm/i
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283292Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.