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IBM i EUVDEUVD-2026-58474

| CVE-2026-18715 MEDIUM
Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (CWE-611)
2026-08-13 ibm GHSA-8pvc-cf88-ph2f
6.5
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: ibm
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Vendor (ibm) PRIMARY
6.5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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6.5 MEDIUM

Network-reachable XXE requiring low-privileged authentication; impact is confidentiality-only with no integrity, availability, or scope-change effect.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (ibm).

CVSS VectorVendor: ibm

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

1
Analysis Generated
Aug 13, 2026 - 21:43 vuln.today

DescriptionCVE.org

IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information due to improper processing of XML external entities.

AnalysisAI

XML External Entity (XXE) injection in IBM i 7.3 through 7.6 allows remote authenticated attackers to exfiltrate sensitive information by submitting crafted XML payloads to an XML-processing component on the platform. The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L) confirms low-complexity network exploitation requiring only a low-privileged account, with high confidentiality impact and no integrity or availability effect. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Obtain low-privileged IBM i credentials
Delivery
Identify XML-accepting service endpoint
Exploit
Craft XML payload with external entity reference
Execution
Submit malicious XML to IBM i parser
Persist
Parser resolves external entity
Impact
Sensitive file contents returned to attacker

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires a valid authenticated account on the affected IBM i system with at least low-privileged access (confirmed by CVSS PR:L). … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 6.5 score is grounded in a network-accessible, low-complexity attack (AV:N/AC:L) requiring only low-privileged authentication (PR:L), yielding high confidentiality impact (C:H) with no integrity or availability consequence (I:N/A:N/S:U). … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An attacker with a valid low-privileged IBM i user account submits a crafted XML document containing an external entity declaration (e.g., pointing to a sensitive local file such as a system password store or configuration file) to an XML-processing endpoint on the IBM i platform. The parser resolves the external entity without restriction and reflects the file contents back in the response, exposing sensitive system information to the attacker. …
Remediation Apply the vendor-released patch documented in the IBM Security Bulletin at https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283286, which covers all four affected releases (7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6). … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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