CVE-2026-18069

IBM i is Affected By A Race Condition Vulnerability in SQL Query Engine []

MEDIUM
6
CVSS Score
Published: September 14, 2026 at 09:04 PM UTC
Updated: September 16, 2026 at 07:44 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorI

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Severity
MEDIUM6
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a local attacker to obtain ownership of arbitrary file system objects due to a time-of-check to time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (1)

Vendor AdvisoryPatch
Source: cverecord
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7287408

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

6MEDIUMibm
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
LOW
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusAWAITING ANALYSIS
CWE
CWE-367

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