CVE-2026-16860

critical

IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code due to an uncontrolled search path element.

Vendor / product: Ibm — i

IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code due to an uncontrolled search path element.

CVSS

9.9

9.9 (CVSS v3.1)

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (nvd@nist.gov)

Timeline (UTC)

Published: 2026-08-12 18:17

Modified: 2026-10-23 19:10

NVD status: Analyzed

Last synced 2 days ago

Verified against the source API 2026-10-27 07:07 UTC

Exploitation

Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)

Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).

Affected products

ibm / i ≥7.3 ≤7.6

Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.

NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-10-27 07:07 UTC · record ↗