CVE-2026-17043
LowCVSS 3.8Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk28th percentile - higher than 28% of all known CVEs
Summary
IBM i versions 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to delete arbitrary files due to path traversal.
Risk Assessment
An attacker could delete critical system files, potentially leading to system downtime or data loss.
Recommendation
Apply security patches from IBM and monitor/restrict remote user privileges.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM i
See all- 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-2026-84414High
IBM i versions 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 contain a vulnerability that allows a local authenticated attacker to change the ownership of arbitrary files due to improper validation of an attacker-controlled file path.
- CVE-2026-18869Medium
IBM i versions 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to bypass security restrictions and access internal network services due to improper validation of FTP PORT and EPRT commands.
- CVE-2026-17262Medium
IBM i versions 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a local attacker to cause a denial of service due to improper validation of FTP authentication commands.
- CVE-2026-19280Medium
IBM i versions 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a denial of service as a result of a buffer overflow in a PASE process. An authenticated attacker could leverage this to terminate their own process.
- CVE-2026-19086Low
IBM i versions 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 contain a buffer overflow in a PASE process that can lead to denial of service. An authenticated attacker could leverage this to terminate their own process.
- CVE-2026-18069Medium
IBM i versions 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a local attacker to obtain ownership of arbitrary file system objects due to a time-of-check to time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition.
Original NVD description (English source)
IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to delete arbitrary files due to path traversal.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS

