Vulnerability Intelligence Report
IBM i is Affected By Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Line Printer Daemon []
CVE-2026-17218
IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code due to an out-of-bounds write.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
9.8
CRITICAL
Exploitability:3.9
Impact Score:5.9
Executive Threat Verdict
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-787 ↗CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| IBM | i | 7.6 (affected), 7.5 (affected), 7.4 (affected), 7.3 (affected) |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | IBM Corporation · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2026-07-24T20:07:39 |
| Published | 2026-08-12T17:35:04 |
| Last Updated | 2026-08-12T18:55:18 |
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