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CVE-2026-16896Disclosure(ibm / i)

LOWCVSS 4.7 · MEDIUM

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a local authenticated attacker to obtain unauthorized access to files due to a time-of-check time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition.

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0.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Vendor / third-party advisories
Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-367

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

NONE

Momentum

NONE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • i

Threat summary

  • 1 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Technical details provided in 1 signal
  • Disclosure: 1 classified signal
  • 1 total mentions across 1 day

Affected systems

Vendors
ibm
Products
i

4 versions affected across 1 product

Deep dive

Activity timeline1 mentions / 1d
00111Mentions · 2026-08-18: 1Technical Details · 2026-08-18: 108-18
Signal classification1 categories
Disclosure
1100.0%
Referenced assets1 URL
Full discourse1 post
  • DailyCVE@dailycve
    Disclosure

    🔴 #IBM i, TOCTOU Race Condition, #CVE-2026-16896 (High) -DC-Aug2026-1561 https://dailycve.com/ibm-i-toctou-race-condition-cve-2026-16896-high-dc-aug2026-1561/

    Post summary

    The tweet announces the newly disclosed CVE‑2026‑16896, a high‑severity TOCTOU race condition in IBM i, primarily serving as a vulnerability disclosure.

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CPE platform detail4 entries

4 of 4 entries

PartVendorProductVersionTarget SWTarget HW
OSibmi7.3--
OSibmi7.4--
OSibmi7.5--
OSibmi7.6--

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