# CVE-2026-49484: Code for IBM i: Temporary files are visible to all users

- Also known as: GHSA-9869-GM55-MQPQ
- Severity: CVSS 5.1 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.0.1
- Published: 2026-10-12 · Updated: 2026-10-15

## Affected

- codefori vscode-ibmi: fixed in 3.0.1

## Description

Code for IBM i is a Visual Studio Code extension for maintaining and compiling ILE languages on the IBMi platform. Prior to 3.0.1, src/ui/views/objectBrowser.ts stores Object Browser downloads and the edit-save flow content in the shared /tmp directory without reliable cleanup. On systems where /tmp is accessible to other local accounts, file contents remain readable after download or editing operations. This issue is fixed in version 3.0.1.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on codefori vscode-ibmi, upgrade to a fixed version (3.0.1) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/codefori/vscode-ibmi/security/advisories/GHSA-9869-gm55-mqpq
- https://github.com/codefori/vscode-ibmi/commit/6a13990a0f6c2fb4cf71ba8fbde1cef32c808b1e

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