CVE-2026-17248

HIGHNVD 6.57.1▲
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 7.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-12. NVD baseline CVSS 6.5; sources differ by 0.6.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
7.1EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 6.5Exploit: 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 cause a denial of service due to improper neutralization of special elements in an OS command.

CVSS v3
6.5
EG Score
7.1(high)
EG Risk
32(Track)
EG Risk 32/100SSVC: 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
Severity71% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
26%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 12, 2026

Last Modified

August 13, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 12, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Security Bulletin: IBM i is Affected By Multiple Vulnerabilities in the Debug Server

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283276

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-17248(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 29× in last 7d / 48× 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. 2026-08-22 04:14 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-22 04:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-21 23:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-21 16:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-21 05:37 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-08-21 05:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-08-20 18:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-20 06:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-19 19:40 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-19 19:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-19 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-08-19 08:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-18 21:03 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-08-18 21:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-08-18 09:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-17 22:26 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-08-17 22:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-08-17 11:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-16 23:45 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-08-16 23:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-08-16 12:26 UTCEG score recompute
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  1. 2026-08-16 12:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-08-16 02:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-08-16 01:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-15 13:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-15 02:32 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-08-15 02:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-08-14 15:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-14 03:55 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-08-14 03:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-08-13 16:37 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-08-13 16:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-13 16:37 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 6.5 · severity → MEDIUM
  15. 2026-08-13 08:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-12 21:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-12 20:20 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-08-12 20:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-08-12 19:22 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-08-12 19:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-12 18:18 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-08-12 17:51 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-08-12 17:50 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-17248?
CVE-2026-17248 is a high vulnerability published on August 12, 2026. IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to cause a denial of service due to improper neutralization of special elements in an OS command.
When was CVE-2026-17248 disclosed?
CVE-2026-17248 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 12, 2026, with the most recent update on August 13, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-17248 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-17248 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 73.7% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-17248?
CVE-2026-17248 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 7.1.
How do I remediate CVE-2026-17248?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-17248, 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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