FKIE_CVE-2026-7870

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-06-11 16:16 - Updated: 2026-06-17 11:03
Severity
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a user to gain elevated privileges due to an unqualified library call. A malicious actor could cause user-controlled code to run with administrator privilege.
References
psirt@us.ibm.comhttps://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7275756Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
ibm i 7.3
ibm i 7.4
ibm i 7.5
ibm i 7.6
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