CVE-2026-17197

HighCVSS 8.1

Published: 13/08/2026(UTC)Updated: 17/08/2026(UTC)Translated: 14/08/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk

0.34%

27th percentile - higher than 27% of all known CVEs

Summary

IBM i versions 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions due to improper validation of client-asserted identity.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could impersonate a trusted client and gain unauthorized access to the system, potentially leading to confidentiality and integrity breaches.

Recommendation

Apply security patches from IBM and implement stronger client identity validation.

Original NVD description (English source)

IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions due to improper validation of client-asserted identity.