CVE-2026-16887
HighCVSS 7.5Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk32th percentile - higher than 32% of all known CVEs
Summary
IBM i 7.6 contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
Risk Assessment
An attacker could crash the system or services, potentially disrupting organizational operations.
Recommendation
Install IBM security updates for IBM i 7.6 and monitor the system for anomalies.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM i
See all- CVE-2026-96119Critical
IBM i versions 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information or execute arbitrary code on the system due to improper data sanitization by the HTTP Server Administration web application.
- CVE-2026-17083Critical
IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code due to a stack-based buffer overflow.
- CVE-2026-17276Critical
IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to escalate privileges due to improper authorization in the handling of high-authority threads.
- CVE-2026-17218Critical
IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code due to an out-of-bounds write.
- CVE-2026-16860Critical
IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code due to an uncontrolled search path element.
- CVE-2026-93886High
IBM i 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary script code due to improper validation of user-supplied input.
- CVE-2026-81858Medium
IBM i 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to cause a denial of service and obtain information due to an out-of-bounds read in the File Server. This vulnerability may lead to data disclosure or disruption of file services.
- CVE-2026-18343Medium
IBM i 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 could allow a local attacker to modify the BOOTP table due to improper authorization.
- CVE-2026-18318Medium
IBM i 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 could allow a remote attacker to perform brute-force attacks to obtain credentials due to improper authentication.
- CVE-2026-17487Medium
IBM i 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 could allow a remote attacker to enumerate user profiles due to the return of distinct error codes during the sign-on process.
Original NVD description (English source)
IBM i 7.6 could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service due to an out-of-bounds write.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS

