Vulnerability · Published Aug 13, 2026 · Assigned by ibm
CVE-2026-18846IBM i is Affected By Multiple Vulnerabilities in Host Servers
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity out-of-bounds write 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 46% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 54.0% 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 s vulnerable to a buffer overflow from improperly validating client data. By sending malformed requests to one of the host servers, a remote attacker could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-server (DoS) for that server.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-787 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283578 vendor-advisory, patch