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CVE-2026-18858

CVE-2026-18858MEDIUM

IBM i is Affected By Obtaining Sensitive Information Vulnerability in OpenSSH []

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   L   N  U  H  N  N    5.5   .0010    0.7     —

AFFECTED
  Product  Versions  Fixed
  i        7.6 –     —

TIMELINE
  Aug 4   Reserved by ibm
  Sep 4   Published (CNA: ibm)
  Sep 8   RESCORED — CVE-2026-18858 (IBM i). CVSS 3.3 → 5.5 (NVD).

CWE-267 · CNA: ibm · CVSS v3.1 · 1 reference · NVD status: Analyzed

Description

IBM i 7.6, and 7.5 could allow a local authenticated attacker to obtain information from a privileged file when using SSH.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
August 4, 2026	Reserved	Reserved by ibm
September 4, 2026	Published	Published (CNA: ibm)
September 8, 2026	RESCORED	RESCORED — CVE-2026-18858 (IBM i). CVSS 3.3 → 5.5 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
IBM	i	—	7.6	—

Weaknesses

CWE-267

References (1)

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7285938 [Patch, Vendor Advisory]

Authoritative record: CVE-2026-18858 at cve.org

Vendors: ibm

Weaknesses: CWE-267

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