CVE-2026-18249

critical

Description

IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges due to improper validation of pointers read from Java-controlled addresses.

References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283283

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-08-13

Updated: 2026-08-19

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 8.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.9

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00265