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IBM i CVE-2026-17057

| EUVDEUVD-2026-71482 CRITICAL
Missing Authentication for Critical Function (CWE-306)
2026-09-04 ibm GHSA-48hc-r2hp-8cx3
Critical
Disputed · 9.1 NVD
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Sources disagree (Medium–Critical)
Vendor (ibm) PRIMARY
MEDIUM
qualitative
NVD
9.1 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
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9.1 CRITICAL

Missing authentication makes it network-reachable and unauthenticated (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N); impact is integrity and availability with no confidentiality exposure (C:N/I:H/A:H).

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

5
Analysis Updated
Sep 08, 2026 - 17:28 vuln.today
v2 (cvss_changed)
Re-analysis Queued
Sep 08, 2026 - 17:22 vuln.today
cvss_changed
Severity Changed
Sep 08, 2026 - 17:22 NVD
MEDIUM CRITICAL
CVSS changed
Sep 08, 2026 - 17:22 NVD
6.5 (MEDIUM) 9.1 (CRITICAL)
Analysis Generated
Sep 04, 2026 - 17:39 vuln.today

DescriptionNVD

IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service and affect data integrity due to missing authentication for critical functions.

AnalysisAI

Remote denial of service and data integrity compromise in IBM i (formerly OS/400) releases 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 stems from a critical function that ships without an authentication check (CWE-306), letting a network attacker invoke it without credentials. IBM has released a fix, and no public exploit has been identified at time of analysis; EPSS is low at 0.36% (29th percentile), indicating no observed exploitation pressure yet.

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Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires only network reachability to the vulnerable IBM i service exposing the critical function - no authentication, no user interaction, and no non-default configuration are indicated by the CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N). … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 3.1 vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H (9.1 Critical) describes a low-complexity, remote, unauthenticated attack with high integrity and availability impact but no confidentiality exposure - internally consistent with a missing-authentication DoS/tamper flaw. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in.
Remediation Apply the IBM-provided fix per the vendor bulletin at https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7285847 (Patch available per vendor advisory), which supplies PTFs/Group PTF updates for the supported IBM i 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 releases - apply the correct PTF level for your installed release. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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Within 24 hours, inventory all systems running IBM i releases 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, or 7.6 and verify connectivity to change management controls. …

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