CVE-2026-17217

highcovered by 1 sourcefirst seen 2026-08-14

An attacker can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in IBM i to escalate privileges, conduct a Denial of Service attack, disclose information, manipulate files, conduct a Cross-Site Scripting attack, conduct a SQL injection attack, bypass security precautions and execute arbitrary code.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: IBM product: IBM i Privilege escalation Denial of service Information disclosure Code injection Cross-site scripting

What: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM i allow attackers to escalate privileges, cause denial of service, disclose information, conduct cross-site scripting and SQL injection attacks, and execute arbitrary code.
Who is affected: IBM i systems of unspecified versions are affected.
Urgency: High urgency; privilege escalation and code execution capabilities combined with multiple attack vectors present severe risk.
Action: Update IBM i to a version patching CVE-2026-16674, CVE-2026-16692, CVE-2026-16694, CVE-2026-16815, CVE-2026-16853, CVE-2026-16856, CVE-2026-16858, and CVE-2026-16859.

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high[NEW] [high] IBM i: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund · 2026-08-14

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