{"id":"CVE-2026-16856","title":"IBM i 7.6, and 7.5 could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges due to improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command.","summary":"IBM i 7.6, and 7.5 could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges due to improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command.","severity":"high","cvss":8.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-78"],"vendor":"ibm","product":"i","affected":["i = 7.5","i = 7.6"],"published":"2026-08-12","updated":"2026-08-15","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16856","references":[{"url":"https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283284","label":"psirt@us.ibm.com"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00352,"epssPercentile":0.28818,"ingestedAt":"2026-08-15T21:29:26.856Z","slug":"CVE-2026-16856","body":"## Overview\n\nIBM i 7.6, and 7.5 could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges due to improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `i = 7.5`\n- `i = 7.6`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":48,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":48.4,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}