CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-2311

MediumCVSS 6.4
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.20%

10th percentile - higher than 10% of all known CVEs

Summary

IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, 7.3, and 7.2 is vulnerable to privilege escalation caused by an invalid IBM i Web Administration GUI authorization check. A malicious actor could cause user-controlled code to run with administrator privilege.

Risk Assessment

Potential attacker gain of administrator privileges and execution of arbitrary code, potentially leading to full system compromise.

Recommendation

Apply IBM fixes for IBM i and verify authorization checks in the Web Administration GUI; restrict access to the administrative GUI.

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Original NVD description (English source)

IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, 7.3, and 7.2 s vulnerable to privilege escalation caused by an invalid IBM i Web Administration GUI authorization check.  A malicious actor could cause user-controlled code to run with administrator privilege.

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