---
id: CVE-2026-102917
title: IBM i is Affected By An Improper Privilege Management Vulnerability
summary: >-
  IBM i 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 is vulnerable to an authenticated attacker
  elevating their privilege. A bad actor could exploit this vulnerability to
  perform operations with QSECOFR/Root authority on the system.
severity: high
cvss: 7.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-269
vendor: IBM
product: i
affected:
  - i 7.6
  - i 7.5
  - i 7.4
  - i 7.3
published: '2026-10-16'
updated: '2026-10-16'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-16T18:38:31.200Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-102917'
references:
  - url: 'https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7292422'
tags:
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-10-16T19:46:24.440Z'
---

## Overview

IBM i 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 is vulnerable to an authenticated attacker elevating their privilege. A bad actor could exploit this vulnerability to perform operations with QSECOFR/Root authority on the system.

## Affected

- `i 7.6`
- `i 7.5`
- `i 7.4`
- `i 7.3`

## Remediation

IBM i Release5770-SS1 
PTF Number(s)PTF Download Link(s)7.6SJ11832 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ11832 7.5SJ11775 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ11775 7.4SJ11833 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ11833 7.3SJ11841 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ11841 



IBM recommends users running unsupported versions of affected products upgrade to a supported and fixed version of affected products.