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CVE-2026-84414: ibm i

CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighAnalyzed
Published 29-09-2026Last modified 30-09-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-84414 is a high (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in ibm i. EPSS estimates a 0.09% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 0.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.09%
0%100%
Low · Change unavailable
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 29-09-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 30-09-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.09%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

1%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Change unavailable

Change unavailable

30-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.09%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ibm1 product
  • i7.6 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.3 | ≥ 7.3, ≤ 7.6

1 vendor · 1 product

References

1 links