CVE-2026-18669
High · 8.8CVSS
8.8
EPSS
0.7%
Published
Aug 12, 2026
CISA due date
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The record
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.
Affected packages
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