IBM i Is Affected By Multiple Vulnerabilities in IBM Java SDK and IBM Java Runtime

published 2026-08-13 2 mo ago modified 2026-08-19 2 mo ago also EUVD-2026-58468

cvss: 8.4; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.4%; EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 33%
public exploits: 0; none known

IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges due to improper validation of pointers read from Java-controlled addresses.

Patch / fix

links 1

ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283283 advisory

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 2 mo ago (2026-08-14)

Exploit prediction

0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 33% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	8.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
NVD	3.1	9.9	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L

Affected products

IBM i

Classification

Weakness

CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management

References

ibm.com /support/pages/node/7283283
vendor-advisory, patch

Sources

CVE List CVE-2026-18249
NVD CVE-2026-18249

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Summary