CVE-2026-17445 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to bypass security restrictions due to improper validation of an attacker-supplied user profile name.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Ibm	I

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References

Link	Providers
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283274

History

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 19:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to bypass security restrictions due to improper validation of an attacker-supplied user profile name.
Title		IBM i is Affected By Improper Validation Vulnerability in Line Printer Daemon []
First Time appeared		Ibm Ibm i
Weaknesses		CWE-250
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.3.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.4.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.5.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.6.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.6:::::::*
Vendors & Products		Ibm Ibm i
References		https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283274
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 8.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published: 2026-08-12T19:34:16.740Z

Updated: 2026-08-12T19:34:16.740Z

Reserved: 2026-07-25T16:54:27.849Z

Link: CVE-2026-17445

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-08-12T20:17:40.410

Modified: 2026-08-12T20:53:43.330

Link: CVE-2026-17445

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-12T22:45:10Z

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