CVE-2026-17045

HIGHPre-NVD 8.18.1—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 8.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-13. a secondary CVSS source baseline 8.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
8.1EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.1Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to perform unauthorized operations and access sensitive information due to improper session management.

CVSS v3
8.1
EG Score
8.1(medium)
EG Risk
37(Track)
EG Risk 37/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity81% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
24%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 13, 2026

Last Modified

August 17, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 13, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Security Bulletin: IBM i is Affected By Multiple Vulnerabilities in Digital Certificate Manager

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283569

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-17045(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 28× in last 7d / 113× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 146 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-09-19 11:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-18 23:31 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-09-18 23:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-18 19:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-09-18 11:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-18 00:24 UTCEG score recompute
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  10. 2026-09-17 00:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-16 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
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  13. 2026-09-16 12:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-16 05:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-09-16 01:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-09-15 13:04 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-09-15 13:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-15 00:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-09-14 13:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-14 01:55 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-09-14 01:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-13 16:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-09-13 14:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-13 02:52 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-09-13 02:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-09-12 15:20 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-12 15:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-12 15:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-09-12 03:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-11 16:16 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-09-11 16:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-11 14:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-09-11 09:36 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-09-11 04:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-10 16:53 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-09-10 16:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-10 09:34 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-09-10 05:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  15. 2026-09-09 04:53 UTCEG score recompute
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  19. 2026-09-07 16:29 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-09-07 16:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-07 16:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-09-06 23:27 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-09-06 23:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-06 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-09-06 11:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-09-06 00:23 UTCEG score recompute
  27. 2026-09-06 00:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-09-05 12:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  30. 2026-09-05 00:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  32. 2026-09-04 12:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-09-04 05:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  34. 2026-09-04 01:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-09-03 12:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-09-03 01:00 UTCEG score recompute
  37. 2026-09-03 01:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-09-02 14:11 UTCEPSS rescore
  39. 2026-09-02 13:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-09-01 22:49 UTCEG score recompute
  41. 2026-09-01 22:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-09-01 13:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  43. 2026-09-01 11:17 UTCEG score recompute
  44. 2026-09-01 11:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-09-01 04:39 UTCEPSS rescore
  46. 2026-08-31 21:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-08-31 06:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-08-30 19:26 UTCEG score recompute
  49. 2026-08-30 19:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  50. 2026-08-30 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  51. 2026-08-30 07:55 UTCEG score recompute
  52. 2026-08-30 07:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-08-30 01:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  54. 2026-08-29 20:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-08-29 07:12 UTCEG score recompute
  56. 2026-08-29 07:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  57. 2026-08-28 21:41 UTCEPSS rescore
  58. 2026-08-28 10:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  59. 2026-08-27 22:40 UTCEG score recompute
  60. 2026-08-27 22:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-08-27 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  62. 2026-08-27 11:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  63. 2026-08-26 23:33 UTCEG score recompute
  64. 2026-08-26 23:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  65. 2026-08-26 14:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  66. 2026-08-26 12:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  67. 2026-08-26 00:30 UTCEG score recompute
  68. 2026-08-26 00:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  69. 2026-08-25 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  70. 2026-08-25 12:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  71. 2026-08-25 01:24 UTCEG score recompute
  72. 2026-08-25 01:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  73. 2026-08-24 13:53 UTCEG score recompute
  74. 2026-08-24 13:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-17045?
CVE-2026-17045 is a high vulnerability published on August 13, 2026. IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to perform unauthorized operations and access sensitive information due to improper session management.
When was CVE-2026-17045 disclosed?
CVE-2026-17045 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 13, 2026, with the most recent update on August 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-17045 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-17045 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 76.2% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-17045?
CVE-2026-17045 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-17045?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-17045, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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