CVE-2026-17073 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

IBM i 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information due to missing subtree checks during file handle resolution.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Ibm	I

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.6:::::::*

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References

Link	Providers
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7292423

History

Fri, 16 Oct 2026 19:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		IBM i 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information due to missing subtree checks during file handle resolution.
Title		IBM i is Affected By Improper Authorization and Access Control Vulnerabilities in Network File System
First Time appeared		Ibm Ibm i
Weaknesses		CWE-284
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.6:::::::*
Vendors & Products		Ibm Ibm i
References		https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7292423
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published: 2026-10-16T18:39:33.190Z

Updated: 2026-10-21T21:25:39.003Z

Reserved: 2026-07-24T14:11:24.157Z

Link: CVE-2026-17073

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-10-16T19:17:06.190

Modified: 2026-10-23T15:56:41.560

Link: CVE-2026-17073

Redhat

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