CVE-2026-18509

Published Aug 13, 2026

Last updated 7 days ago

Overview

Description
IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a local authenticated attacker to gain privilege escalation via the Navigator for i debugger. This could allow the attacker to access or manipulate sensitive data on the system, or create new profiles with elevated privileges on the IBM i system.
Source
psirt@us.ibm.com
NVD status
Analyzed
Products
i

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Primary
Base score
7.1
Impact score
5.2
Exploitability score
1.8
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Severity
HIGH

Weaknesses

psirt@us.ibm.com
CWE-285

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

Configurations

References

Sources include official advisories and independent security research.