CVE-2026-17045

HIGHPre-NVD 8.18.1—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 8.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-13. a secondary CVSS source baseline 8.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
8.1EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.1Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to perform unauthorized operations and access sensitive information due to improper session management.

CVSS v3
8.1
EG Score
8.1(high)
EG Risk
37(Track)
EG Risk 37/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity81% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
23%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 13, 2026

Last Modified

August 17, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 13, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Security Bulletin: IBM i is Affected By Multiple Vulnerabilities in Digital Certificate Manager

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283569

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-17045(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 32× in last 7d / 37× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-08-21 05:01 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-21 05:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-20 17:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-20 05:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-19 18:26 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-08-19 18:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-19 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-08-19 06:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-18 18:31 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-18 18:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-08-18 06:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-17 19:28 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-08-17 19:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-17 18:35 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-08-17 18:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-17 15:41 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-08-17 15:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-08-17 05:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-16 17:51 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-08-16 17:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-08-16 06:19 UTCEG score recompute
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  1. 2026-08-16 06:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-08-16 02:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-08-15 18:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-15 07:16 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-08-15 07:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-08-14 19:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-14 08:13 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-08-14 08:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-13 20:20 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-13 20:02 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-08-13 20:01 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-17045?
CVE-2026-17045 is a high vulnerability published on August 13, 2026. IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to perform unauthorized operations and access sensitive information due to improper session management.
When was CVE-2026-17045 disclosed?
CVE-2026-17045 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 13, 2026, with the most recent update on August 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-17045 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-17045 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 77.1% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-17045?
CVE-2026-17045 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-17045?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-17045, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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