IBM i is Affected by a Protection Mechanism Failure
- Exploited
- No known exploitation
- Fix
- Fix or patch referenced
- Who is exposed
- Not reported
Do first: Apply the patch listed under Evidence.
- Last modified
- A 0-100 score for how much a CVE matters across the industry: exploitation, exposure, how widely the software is used, severity and whether a fix exists.What do these mean? →
- 4/100 · provisional
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
Summary
IBM i is affected by a protection mechanism failure that lets a locally connected user with low-level login access indirectly disable system auditing, even though they lack authority to do so. The flaw can be reached only from the local system and does not require any action from another user.
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Read the original description
IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow an authenticated user to indirectly disable system auditing, which they otherwise don't have authority to disable.
cve.now Index
- Exploitation?/40Unknown. No CISA SSVC exploitation rating yet
- Exposure?/25Unknown. No advisory context yet
- Reach?/20Unknown. No tracked technology or package matched
- Severity3.6/10CVSS 3.6
- No patch0/5No signal
What would change the score
- Would score about 59 if added to CISA KEV
- Would score about 54 if CISA's SSVC rates exploitation active
- Would score about 26 if advisories confirm default setups are exposed
What to do
Apply the patch listed under Evidence.
Timeline
- CVE published
- First seen by cve.now
Affected versions
- IBM i
7.6, 7.5, 7.4, 7.3
Evidence 1
- Patch
Corrections
None so far.
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Questions about CVE-2026-102618
Is CVE-2026-102618 being exploited?
It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.Source: cve.now feed data
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-102618?
i: versions 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, 7.3.Source: cve.now feed data