Vulnerability · Published Sep 4, 2026 · Assigned by ibm
CVE-2026-18858IBM i is Affected By Obtaining Sensitive Information Vulnerability in OpenSSH []
Low 3.3
In plain English
A low-severity security flaw 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 2% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)3.3Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 97.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
IBM i 7.6, and 7.5 could allow a local authenticated attacker to obtain information from a privileged file when using SSH.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-267 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7285938 vendor-advisory, patch