Vulnerability · Published Aug 13, 2026 · Assigned by ibm
CVE-2026-17078IBM i is Affected By A Denial of Service Vulnerability in DRDA / DDM []
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity uncontrolled resource consumption in i from IBM. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 42% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 57.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service due to resource exhaustion.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-400 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283571 vendor-advisory, patch