CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-6936

MediumCVSS 6.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.42%

35th percentile - higher than 35% of all known CVEs

Summary

IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 is vulnerable to a denial-of-service attack due to uncontrolled recursion in the Integrated Language Environment (ILE) compiler. An authenticated attacker could exploit this by compiling specially crafted source code containing a specific combination of statements.

Risk Assessment

An authenticated attacker can crash or hang the ILE compiler, causing a denial of service. This may disrupt development and operational processes on the IBM i platform.

Recommendation

Apply IBM security updates for IBM i. Restrict source code compilation privileges to trusted users and monitor for unusual compilation attempts.

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Original NVD description (English source)

IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 s vulnerable to a denial-of-service attack due to uncontrolled recursion in the Integrated Language Environment (ILE) compiler. An authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by compiling specially crafted source code containing a specific combination of statements.

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