CVE-2026-16941
IBM i is Affected By An Incorrect Authorization Vulnerability []
IBM i 7.6, 7.5, and 7.4 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to modify certain system messages due to improper authorization.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
IBM i is Affected By An Incorrect Authorization Vulnerability []
IBM i 7.6, 7.5, and 7.4 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to modify certain system messages due to improper authorization.
- Record
CVE-2026-16941- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-71483
IBM i 7.6, 7.5, and 7.4 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to modify certain system messages due to improper authorization.
- Record
EUVD-2026-71483- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c96p-5383-3rqm
IBM i 7.6, 7.5, and 7.4 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to modify certain system...
IBM i 7.6, 7.5, and 7.4 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to modify certain system messages due to improper authorization.
- Record
GHSA-c96p-5383-3rqm- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
IBM i 7.6, 7.5, and 7.4 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to modify certain system messages due to improper authorization.
- Record
CVE-2026-16941- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-16941 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Ibm I, published September 4, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.31%, the 24th percentile. No source names a fixed version.