---
id: CVE-2026-18858
title: >-
  IBM i 7.6, and 7.5 could allow a local authenticated attacker to obtain
  information from a privileged file when using SSH.
summary: >-
  IBM i 7.6, and 7.5 could allow a local authenticated attacker to obtain
  information from a privileged file when using SSH.
severity: low
cvss: 3.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-267
vendor: ibm
product: i
affected:
  - i = 7.5
  - i = 7.6
published: '2026-09-04'
updated: '2026-09-08'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-08T21:37:00.200'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-18858'
references:
  - url: 'https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7285938'
    label: psirt@us.ibm.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00096
epssPercentile: 0.00804
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-08T17:16:09.101996Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-08T15:33:26.961Z'
---

## Overview

IBM i 7.6, and 7.5 could allow a local authenticated attacker to obtain information from a privileged file when using SSH.

## Affected

- `i = 7.5`
- `i = 7.6`

## Remediation

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