CVE-2026-18509

high

Description

IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a local authenticated attacker to gain privilege escalation via the Navigator for i debugger. This could allow the attacker to access or manipulate sensitive data on the system, or create new profiles with elevated privileges on the IBM i system.

References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283279

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-08-13

Updated: 2026-08-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.2

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

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.1

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

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00201