CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-84414

HighCVSS 7.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.09%

1th percentile - higher than 1% of all known CVEs

Summary

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.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could gain unauthorized access to files or change their ownership, potentially leading to privilege escalation or data integrity compromise.

Recommendation

Apply security patches provided by IBM for the affected IBM i versions. Restrict local access to trusted users.

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Original NVD description (English source)

IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a local authenticated attacker to change the ownership of arbitrary files due to improper validation of an attacker-controlled file path.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS