Description
IBM i 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to bypass security restrictions due to improper authentication.
Published: 2026-10-16
Score: 4.3 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

Vendor Solution

IBM i Release5770-999  PTF Number(s)PTF Download Link(s)7.6MJ11751 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=MJ11751 7.5MJ11749 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=MJ11749 7.4MJ11750 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=MJ11750 7.3MJ11748 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=MJ11748 IBM recommends users running unsupported versions of affected products upgrade to a supported and fixed version of affected products.

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History

Fri, 16 Oct 2026 19:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description IBM i 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to bypass security restrictions due to improper authentication.
Title IBM i is Affected By An Improper Authentication Vulnerability in SST / DST
First Time appeared Ibm
Ibm i
Weaknesses CWE-287
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Ibm
Ibm i
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}

Subscriptions

Ibm I
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-16T18:39:08.562Z

Reserved: 2026-07-25T23:49:45.102Z

Link: CVE-2026-17488

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No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-16T19:17:06.443

Modified: 2026-10-16T19:58:42.740

Link: CVE-2026-17488

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No data.

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Updated: 2026-10-16T20:45:16Z

Weaknesses