CVE-2026-16967

HIGH

IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to gain unauthorized access to system objects due to a time-of-check to time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition involving symbolic links.

CVSS v3.1 Score

8.5
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Published: 8/13/2026Modified: 8/17/2026

Related Intelligence (1)

HIGHVulnerability

NVD HIGH: CVE-2026-16967 — IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to gain...

IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to gain unauthorized access to system objects due to a time-of-check to time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition involving symbolic links.

CVE-2026-16967
NIST NVD

References (1)

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283294Vendor Advisory