{"id":"CVE-2026-7870","state":"PUBLISHED","title":"IBM i is Affected by Privilege Escalation []","description":"IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a user to gain elevated privileges due to an unqualified library call. 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https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ09690 \n https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ09664 \n https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ09701 \n https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ10028 \n https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ09851 \n7.3SJ09691\nSJ09663\nSJ10018\nSJ09837\n https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ09691 \n https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ09663 \n https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ10018 \n https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ09837 \n\n\n\nIBM recommends users running unsupported versions of affected products upgrade to a supported and fixed version of affected products.","supportingMedia":[{"type":"text/html","base64":false,"value":"<div><table><colgroup><col/><col/><col/></colgroup><thead><tr><td><strong>IBM i Release</strong></td><td><strong>5770-SS1<br/>PTF Number(s)</strong></td><td><strong>PTF Download Link(s)</strong></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>7.6</td><td>SJ09689<br/>SJ09666<br/>SJ10017<br/>SJ09859</td><td><a href=\"https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ09689\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ09689</a><br/><a href=\"https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ09666\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ09666</a><br/><a href=\"https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ10017\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ10017</a><br/><a href=\"https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ09859\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ09859</a></td></tr><tr><td>7.5</td><td>SJ09688<br/>SJ09665<br/>SJ09699<br/>SJ10015<br/>SJ09855</td><td><a href=\"https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ09688\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ09688</a><br/><a href=\"https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ09665\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ09665</a><br/><a href=\"https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ09699\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ09699</a><br/><a href=\"https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ10015\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ10015</a><br/><a href=\"https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ09855\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ09855</a></td></tr><tr><td>7.4</td><td>SJ09690<br/>SJ09664<br/>SJ09701<br/>SJ10028<br/>SJ09851</td><td><a href=\"https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ09690\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ09690</a><br/><a href=\"https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ09664\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ09664</a><br/><a href=\"https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ09701\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ09701</a><br/><a href=\"https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ10028\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ10028</a><br/><a href=\"https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ09851\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ09851</a><br/></td></tr><tr><td>7.3</td><td>SJ09691<br/>SJ09663<br/>SJ10018<br/>SJ09837<br/></td><td><a href=\"https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ09691\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ09691</a><br/><a href=\"https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ09663\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ09663</a><br/><a href=\"https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ10018\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ10018</a><br/><a href=\"https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ09837\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ09837</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p>IBM recommends users running unsupported versions of affected products upgrade to a supported and fixed version of affected products.</p>"}]}],"x_generator":{"engine":"ibm-cvegen"}},"adp":[{"title":"CISA ADP Vulnrichment","metrics":[{"other":{"type":"ssvc","content":{"timestamp":"2026-06-11T00:00:00+00:00","options":[{"Exploitation":"none"},{"Automatable":"no"},{"Technical Impact":"total"}],"role":"CISA Coordinator","version":"2.0.3","id":"CVE-2026-7870"}}}],"providerMetadata":{"shortName":"CISA-ADP","orgId":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0","dateUpdated":"2026-06-12T03:55:35.193Z"}}]}}}