CVE-2026-18071: CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
CVE-2026-18071 is a high severity vulnerability in IBM i versions 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 that allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges due to improper privilege management.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability, identified as CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management), affects IBM i operating system versions 7.3 through 7.6. It allows a local attacker with limited privileges to escalate their privileges, potentially gaining high levels of control over the system. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 7.8, reflecting high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No official patch or remediation guidance has been provided yet, and there are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges, leading to full system compromise including unauthorized access to sensitive data, modification of system configurations, and disruption of services.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict local access to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious activity related to privilege escalation attempts.
CVE-2026-18071: CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
Description
CVE-2026-18071 is a high severity vulnerability in IBM i versions 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 that allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges due to improper privilege management.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.8high
Affected software
IBM
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability, identified as CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management), affects IBM i operating system versions 7.3 through 7.6. It allows a local attacker with limited privileges to escalate their privileges, potentially gaining high levels of control over the system. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 7.8, reflecting high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No official patch or remediation guidance has been provided yet, and there are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges, leading to full system compromise including unauthorized access to sensitive data, modification of system configurations, and disruption of services.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict local access to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious activity related to privilege escalation attempts.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- ibm
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-28T15:04:08.065Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a7e1379bf8831d539a7fd4f
Added to database: 08/13/2026, 18:56:57 UTC
Last enriched: 08/21/2026, 14:07:09 UTC
Last updated: 09/26/2026, 19:10:09 UTC
Views: 52
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