CVE-2026-17068

IBM i 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 could allow a local attacker to bypass NFS version restrictions due to improper enforcement of the export version flag.

CVSS v3 5.4 MEDIUM

5.4^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 2.5

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7292423	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.6:::::::*

History

23 Oct 2026, 16:03

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7292423 -~~	() https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7292423 - Vendor Advisory
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.6:::::::*
First Time		Ibm i Ibm

16 Oct 2026, 19:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-10-16 19:17

Updated : 2026-10-23 16:03

NVD link : CVE-2026-17068

Mitre link : CVE-2026-17068

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-17068

JSON object : View

Products Affected

ibm

i

CWE

CWE-285

Improper Authorization

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