CVE-2026-17074: CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
CVE-2026-17074 is a low severity vulnerability in IBM i versions 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 where improper privilege management could allow a remote authenticated attacker to bypass security restrictions. The vulnerability does not impact confidentiality or availability but may allow limited integrity compromise. No official patch or remediation guidance is currently available from the vendor.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
IBM i versions 7.3 through 7.6 contain a vulnerability classified as CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management) that could enable a remote attacker with valid authentication to bypass security restrictions. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 3.1, reflecting low impact with network attack vector, high attack complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, no confidentiality impact, limited integrity impact, and no availability impact. There is no vendor advisory or patch information available at this time.
Potential Impact
An authenticated remote attacker could bypass certain security restrictions, potentially leading to limited integrity compromise. There is no impact on confidentiality or availability. The overall risk is low given the attack complexity and required privileges.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or mitigation recommendations have been provided by IBM at this time.
CVE-2026-17074: CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
Description
CVE-2026-17074 is a low severity vulnerability in IBM i versions 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 where improper privilege management could allow a remote authenticated attacker to bypass security restrictions. The vulnerability does not impact confidentiality or availability but may allow limited integrity compromise. No official patch or remediation guidance is currently available from the vendor.
CVSS v3.1
Score 3.1low
Affected software
IBM
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
IBM i versions 7.3 through 7.6 contain a vulnerability classified as CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management) that could enable a remote attacker with valid authentication to bypass security restrictions. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 3.1, reflecting low impact with network attack vector, high attack complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, no confidentiality impact, limited integrity impact, and no availability impact. There is no vendor advisory or patch information available at this time.
Potential Impact
An authenticated remote attacker could bypass certain security restrictions, potentially leading to limited integrity compromise. There is no impact on confidentiality or availability. The overall risk is low given the attack complexity and required privileges.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or mitigation recommendations have been provided by IBM at this time.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- ibm
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-24T14:17:00.053Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a7e2c18bf8831d539c6f4b8
Added to database: 08/13/2026, 20:42:00 UTC
Last enriched: 08/21/2026, 13:29:59 UTC
Last updated: 09/28/2026, 14:43:19 UTC
Views: 73
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