PT-2026-71863
CVE-2026-18511
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Published
2026-08-13
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Updated
2026-08-14
Description by
CVSS 3.1
7.8
HighMetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
IBM i versions 7.3 through 7.6
Description
Improper bounds checking during TLS session establishment in the Native IBM i JSSE provider allows a local authenticated attacker to generate a stack-based buffer overflow. This occurs when a fixed-length buffer is overflowed, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution on the system or a crash of the JVM (Java Virtual Machine) process.
Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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