{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2026-7870", "assignerOrgId": "9a959283-ebb5-44b6-b705-dcc2bbced522", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "ibm", "dateReserved": "2026-05-05T14:09:09.453Z", "datePublished": "2026-06-11T14:34:34.482Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-06-11T15:30:41.132Z"}, "containers": {"cna": {"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "9a959283-ebb5-44b6-b705-dcc2bbced522", "shortName": "ibm", "dateUpdated": "2026-06-11T14:34:34.482Z"}, "title": "IBM i is Affected by Privilege Escalation []", "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "cweId": "CWE-427", "description": "CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element", "type": "CWE"}]}], "affected": [{"vendor": "IBM", "product": "i", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "7.6"}, {"status": "affected", "version": "7.5"}, {"status": "affected", "version": "7.4"}, {"status": "affected", "version": "7.3"}], "cpes": ["cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"]}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a user to gain elevated privileges due to an unqualified library call. 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https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ10018 \n https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ09837 \n\n\n\nIBM recommends users running unsupported versions of affected products upgrade to a supported and fixed version of affected products.", "supportingMedia": [{"type": "text/html", "base64": false, "value": "<div><table><colgroup><col/><col/><col/></colgroup><thead><tr><td><strong>IBM i Release</strong></td><td><strong>5770-SS1<br/>PTF Number(s)</strong></td><td><strong>PTF Download Link(s)</strong></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>7.6</td><td>SJ09689<br/>SJ09666<br/>SJ10017<br/>SJ09859</td><td><a href=\"https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ09689\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ09689</a><br/><a href=\"https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ09666\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer 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rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ09701</a><br/><a href=\"https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ10028\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ10028</a><br/><a href=\"https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ09851\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ09851</a><br/></td></tr><tr><td>7.3</td><td>SJ09691<br/>SJ09663<br/>SJ10018<br/>SJ09837<br/></td><td><a href=\"https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ09691\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ09691</a><br/><a href=\"https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ09663\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ09663</a><br/><a href=\"https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ10018\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ10018</a><br/><a href=\"https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ09837\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ09837</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p>IBM recommends users running unsupported versions of affected products upgrade to a supported and fixed version of affected products.</p>"}]}], "x_generator": {"engine": "ibm-cvegen"}}, "adp": [{"metrics": [{"other": {"type": "ssvc", "content": {"timestamp": "2026-06-11T15:30:24.395664Z", "id": "CVE-2026-7870", "options": [{"Exploitation": "none"}, {"Automatable": "no"}, {"Technical Impact": "total"}], "role": "CISA Coordinator", "version": "2.0.3"}}}], "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": 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