IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands due to improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command.
Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now. IBM i Release5770-SS1 PTF Number(s)PTF Download Link(s)7.6SJ10968 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ10967 7.4SJ10966 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ10966 7.3SJ10964 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ10964 IBM recommends users running unsupported versions of affected products upgrade to a supported and fixed version of affected products.


Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

History

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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


Wed, 12 Aug 2026 19:45:00 +0000

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Description IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands due to improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command.
Title IBM i is Affected By Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities [, ]
First Time appeared Ibm
Ibm i
Weaknesses CWE-78
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': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Projects

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-13T13:19:23.107Z

Reserved: 2026-07-27T21:51:43.277Z

Link: CVE-2026-17642

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-13T13:19:18.619Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Undergoing Analysis

Published: 2026-08-12T20:17:40.550

Modified: 2026-08-13T14:16:55.220

Link: CVE-2026-17642

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-12T22:45:10Z

Weaknesses