CVE-2026-18669

HIGHPre-NVD 8.88.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-12. a secondary CVSS source baseline 8.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
8.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: 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 is vulnerable to a privilege escalation as the result of a remote code execution vulnerability in the activation engine component. An authenticated attacker can execute a maliciously planted script with root authority.

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
8.8(medium)
EG Risk
40(Track)
EG Risk 40/100SSVC: 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
Severity88% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
43%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 12, 2026

Last Modified

August 13, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 12, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Security Bulletin: IBM i is Affected By A Privilege Escalation Vulnerability [CVE-2026-18669]

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283278

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-18669(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 24× in last 7d / 111× 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 149 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-09-19 12:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-19 00:24 UTCEG score recompute
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  1. 2026-09-12 15:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  44. 2026-09-01 11:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  75. 2026-08-23 06:59 UTCEG score recompute

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-18669?
CVE-2026-18669 is a high vulnerability published on August 12, 2026. IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 is vulnerable to a privilege escalation as the result of a remote code execution vulnerability in the activation engine component. An authenticated attacker can execute a maliciously planted script with root authority.
When was CVE-2026-18669 disclosed?
CVE-2026-18669 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 12, 2026, with the most recent update on August 13, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-18669 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-18669 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 57.4% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-18669?
CVE-2026-18669 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-18669?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-18669, 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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