CVE-2026-2311

IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, 7.3, and 7.2 s vulnerable to privilege escalation caused by an invalid IBM i Web Administration GUI authorization check. A malicious actor could cause user-controlled code to run with administrator privilege.

CVSS v3 6.4 MEDIUM

6.4^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 0.5 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7269560	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:i:7.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:i:7.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:i:7.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:i:7.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:i:7.6:::::::*

History

01 May 2026, 19:33

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time		Ibm i Ibm
References	~~() https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7269560 -~~	() https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7269560 - Vendor Advisory
CPE		cpe:2.3:o:ibm:i:7.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:ibm:i:7.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:ibm:i:7.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:ibm:i:7.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:ibm:i:7.5:::::::*

30 Apr 2026, 22:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-04-30 22:16

Updated : 2026-05-01 19:33

NVD link : CVE-2026-2311

Mitre link : CVE-2026-2311

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-2311

JSON object : View

Products Affected

ibm

i

CWE

CWE-284

Improper Access Control

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