CVE-2026-17445 HIGH

CVE-2026-17445: IBM i is Affected By Improper Validation Vulnerability in Line Printer Daemon []

Vendor Ibm

Product i

Weakness CWE-250

Published August 12, 2026

Last update August 12, 2026

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CVSS base score

8.2/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction None

Confidentiality High

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to bypass security restrictions due to improper validation of an attacker-supplied user profile name.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 12, 2026 CVE published

External resources

03References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-17445 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/250.html AskarLabs — CWE-250 write-up Execution with Unnecessary Privileges

Identifiers

CVE CVE-2026-17445

CWE CWE-250

CVSS 8.2 / HIGH

Affected versions

Vendor Ibm

Product i

Affected 7.6

Vendor Ibm

Product i

Affected 7.5

Vendor Ibm

Product i

Affected 7.4

Vendor Ibm

Product i

Affected 7.3