CVE-2026-84414 HIGH

CVE-2026-84414: IBM i is Affected By An Incorrect Permission Assignment Vulnerability in Network Authentication Service []

Vendor Ibm

Product i

Weakness CWE-732

Published September 29, 2026

Last update September 30, 2026

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CVSS base score

7.8/10

Attack vector Local

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction None

Confidentiality High

Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a local authenticated attacker to change the ownership of arbitrary files due to improper validation of an attacker-controlled file path.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

September 29, 2026 CVE published

September 30, 2026 Record updated

External resources

03References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-84414 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/732.html AskarLabs — CWE-732 write-up Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

Related vulnerabilities

Identifiers

CVE CVE-2026-84414

CWE CWE-732

CVSS 7.8 / 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

CVE-2026-84414: IBM i is Affected By An Incorrect Permission Assignment Vulnerability in Network Authentication Service []

01Description

02Disclosure timeline

03References

04Related CVE