IBM i is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability in Web Administration GUI [] (IBM i)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.20 % · percentile 10 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- ibm
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, 7.3, and 7.2 s vulnerable to privilege escalation caused by an invalid IBM i Web Administration GUI authorization check. Â A malicious actor could cause user-controlled code to run with administrator privilege.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-284 — Improper Access Control
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | ibm |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · psirt@us.ibm.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-26440
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-2311
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:i:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:ibm:i:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:ibm:i:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:ibm:i:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:ibm:i:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| IBM · i | affected 7.6.0 ≤ 2.3.0 ; affected 7.5.0 ; affected 7.4.0 ; affected 7.3.0 ; affected 7.2.0 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |