IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 is vulnerable to a privilege escalation as the result of a remote code execution vulnerability in the activation engine component. An authenticated attacker can execute a maliciously planted script with root authority.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 1
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283278 Vendor Advisory
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 8.8 · ibmNVD modified 2026-10-23 19:10
Affected (CPE criteria) 1
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 1
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283278 Vendor Advisory