Vulnerability · Published Oct 12, 2026 · Assigned by ibm
CVE-2026-18343IBM i is Affected By An Improper Privilege Management Vulnerability
Medium 4.4
In plain English
A medium-severity privilege mismanagement 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 0.1% (higher than 0% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)<0.1%top 99.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
IBM i 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 could allow a local attacker to modify the BOOTP table due to improper authorization.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-269 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7290194 vendor-advisory, patch