CVE-2026-17417

HIGHPre-NVD 8.88.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-12. a secondary CVSS source baseline 8.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
8.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: 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 execute arbitrary commands due to improper neutralization of shell metacharacters.

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
8.8(high)
EG Risk
40(Track)
EG Risk 40/100SSVC: 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
Severity88% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
35%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 12, 2026

Last Modified

August 17, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

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

Security Bulletin: IBM i is Affected By Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities [CVE-2026-17642, CVE-2026-17417]

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283275

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-17417(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 / 43× 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 06:09 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-21 06:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-20 18:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-20 06:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-19 18:35 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-08-19 18:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-19 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-08-19 05:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-18 17:50 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-18 17:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-08-18 05:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-17 17:56 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-08-17 17:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-08-17 13:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-17 01:22 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-08-17 01:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-08-16 13:31 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-08-16 13:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-16 02:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-08-16 01:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-15 13:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
Show 18 more
  1. 2026-08-15 01:58 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-15 01:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-14 14:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-14 02:16 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-08-14 02:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-08-13 14:25 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-08-13 14:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-13 13:56 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-13 13:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-13 05:19 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-08-13 05:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-13 04:21 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-08-13 04:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-12 20:19 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-08-12 19:46 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-08-12 19:45 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-17417?
CVE-2026-17417 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 execute arbitrary commands due to improper neutralization of shell metacharacters.
When was CVE-2026-17417 disclosed?
CVE-2026-17417 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 12, 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-2026-17417 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-17417 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 64.9% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-17417?
CVE-2026-17417 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-17417?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-17417, 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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