CVE-2026-7870 - IBM i is Affected by Privilege Escalation []

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. A malicious actor could cause user-controlled code to run with administrator privilege.

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-7870 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

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While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2026-7870 is associated with the following CWEs:

CWE-427: Uncontrolled Path Element

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