IBM i is Affected By Multiple Vulnerabilities in Debug Server

published 2026-09-04 2 mo ago modified 2026-09-09 1 mo ago also EUVD-2026-71467

cvss: 4.4; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.2%; EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 7%
public exploits: 0; none known

IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary commands due to improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command.

Patch / fix

links 1

ibm.com/support/pages/node/7285844 advisory

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 2 mo ago (2026-09-04)

Exploit prediction

0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 7% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	4.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
NVD	3.1	7.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

IBM i

Classification

Weakness

CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command

References

ibm.com /support/pages/node/7285844
vendor-advisory, patch

Sources

CVE List CVE-2026-17499
NVD CVE-2026-17499

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Summary