---
id: CVE-2026-16693
title: >-
  IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to
  obtain sensitive information due to the use of hardcoded cryptographic
  constants to obfuscate encryption keys.
summary: >-
  IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to
  obtain sensitive information due to the use of hardcoded cryptographic
  constants to obfuscate encryption keys.
severity: medium
cvss: 4.4
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-327
vendor: ibm
product: i
affected:
  - i = 7.3
  - i = 7.4
  - i = 7.5
  - i = 7.6
published: '2026-09-04'
updated: '2026-09-08'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-08T17:29:28.200'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16693'
references:
  - url: 'https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7285846'
    label: psirt@us.ibm.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.0013
epssPercentile: 0.03006
ingestedAt: '2026-09-08T15:33:26.962Z'
---

## Overview

IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information due to the use of hardcoded cryptographic constants to obfuscate encryption keys.

## Affected

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

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.