CVE-2026-7870

HIGH

IBM i 7.3-7.6 - Admin Privilege Escalation via Unqualified Library Call

Title source: manual

Description

IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a user to gain elevated privileges due to an unqualified library call. A malicious actor could cause user-controlled code to run with administrator privilege.

References (1)

Core 1

Core References

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory patch

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7275756

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8

EPSS 0.0048

EPSS Percentile 37.4%

Attack Vector NETWORK

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

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Details

CWE

CWE-427

Status published

Products (4)

IBM/i 7.3

IBM/i 7.4

IBM/i 7.5

IBM/i 7.6

Published Jun 11, 2026

Tracked Since Jun 11, 2026