Vulnerability · Published Sep 18, 2026 · Assigned by ibm
CVE-2026-18869IBM i is Affected By Denial of Service and Security Restriction Bypass Vulnerabilities in FTP [, ]
Medium 6.4
In plain English
A medium-severity server-side request forgery 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 0.3% (higher than 23% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 76.7% 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 authenticated attacker to bypass security restrictions and access internal network services due to improper validation of FTP PORT and EPRT commands.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-918 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7287873 vendor-advisory, patch