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CVE-2026-17266: IBM · Path Traversal

Affects IBMSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.5 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 15:59 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
6.5Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 51% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 12 Aug 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
IBMAffected
  • 7.3 – 7.6
4 affected builds
Fixed in–

CPE configurations (8)

  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Description

IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information due to improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory.

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