CVE-2026-18235

HIGHPre-NVD 8.38.3—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 8.3 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-12. a secondary CVSS source baseline 8.3; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
8.3EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.3Exploit: 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 Control Language commands due to insufficient input validation.

CVSS v3
8.3
EG Score
8.3(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
Severity83% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
24%
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 Navigator for i

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283292

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-18235(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 26× in last 7d / 39× 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. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-20 20:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-20 08:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-19 20:09 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-08-19 20:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-19 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-08-19 07:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-18 19:40 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-08-18 19:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-08-18 07:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-17 19:14 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-08-17 19:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-08-17 06:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-16 17:53 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-08-16 17:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-08-16 05:40 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-08-16 05:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-16 02:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-08-15 17:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-15 05:15 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-08-15 05:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-08-14 17:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-08-14 04:50 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-08-14 04:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-08-13 16:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-13 09:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-12 21:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-12 19:19 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-08-12 19:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-12 18:56 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-12 18:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-12 18:18 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-08-12 17:26 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-08-12 17:25 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-18235?
CVE-2026-18235 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 Control Language commands due to insufficient input validation.
When was CVE-2026-18235 disclosed?
CVE-2026-18235 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-2026-18235 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-18235 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 76.1% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-18235?
CVE-2026-18235 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-18235?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-18235, 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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