CVE-2026-18669

HighCVSS 8.8/10Last modified Oct 23, 2026

Description

IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 is vulnerable to a privilege escalation as the result of a remote code execution vulnerability in the activation engine component. An authenticated attacker can execute a maliciously planted script with root authority.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 8.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-250

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Aug 12, 2026
Last modified: Oct 23, 2026
NVD status: Analyzed

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