CVE-2026-7870

HIGHPre-NVD 8.88.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-06-11. 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 user to gain elevated privileges due to an unqualified library call. A malicious actor could cause user-controlled code to run with administrator privilege.

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
8.8(medium)
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
27%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 11, 2026

Last Modified

June 16, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jun 11, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Security Bulletin: IBM i is Affected by Privilege Escalation [CVE-2026-7870]

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7275756

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-7870(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 17× in last 7d / 101× 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.

Showing the most recent 100 of 225 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-08-26 14:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-08-25 00:02 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-08-25 00:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-24 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-08-23 23:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-23 10:43 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-08-23 10:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-23 00:19 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-08-21 23:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-08-21 22:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-21 09:56 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-08-21 09:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  15. 2026-08-20 21:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-20 08:51 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-08-20 08:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-19 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-08-19 14:53 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-08-19 14:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-18 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
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  23. 2026-08-17 14:08 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-08-17 14:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-08-17 01:35 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-17 01:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
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  5. 2026-08-16 12:55 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-08-16 12:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-16 02:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-08-16 00:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-15 11:51 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-08-15 11:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-15 01:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-08-14 23:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  15. 2026-08-13 22:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  17. 2026-08-13 03:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  20. 2026-08-12 13:51 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-08-12 02:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-11 13:52 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-08-11 13:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-11 13:43 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-08-11 01:19 UTCEG score recompute
  26. 2026-08-11 01:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-08-11 00:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  28. 2026-08-10 12:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-08-10 00:15 UTCEG score recompute
  30. 2026-08-10 00:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-08-09 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  32. 2026-08-09 11:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-08-08 23:11 UTCEG score recompute
  34. 2026-08-08 23:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-08-08 16:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  36. 2026-08-08 10:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-08-07 22:06 UTCEG score recompute
  38. 2026-08-07 22:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-08-07 09:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-08-06 21:02 UTCEG score recompute
  41. 2026-08-06 21:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-08-06 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  43. 2026-08-06 08:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-08-05 19:58 UTCEG score recompute
  45. 2026-08-05 19:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-08-05 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
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  48. 2026-08-04 15:53 UTCEG score recompute
  49. 2026-08-04 15:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  50. 2026-08-04 15:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  51. 2026-08-04 10:39 UTCEPSS rescore
  52. 2026-08-04 03:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-08-03 14:48 UTCEG score recompute
  54. 2026-08-03 14:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-08-03 10:36 UTCEPSS rescore
  56. 2026-08-02 23:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  57. 2026-08-02 10:40 UTCEG score recompute
  58. 2026-08-02 10:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  59. 2026-08-02 02:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  60. 2026-08-01 22:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-08-01 09:32 UTCEG score recompute
  62. 2026-08-01 09:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  63. 2026-08-01 04:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  64. 2026-07-31 13:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  65. 2026-07-31 00:39 UTCEG score recompute
  66. 2026-07-31 00:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  69. 2026-07-30 09:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  70. 2026-07-30 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  71. 2026-07-29 17:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  72. 2026-07-29 04:51 UTCEG score recompute
  73. 2026-07-29 04:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  74. 2026-07-28 15:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  75. 2026-07-28 02:15 UTCEG score recompute

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-7870?
CVE-2026-7870 is a high vulnerability published on June 11, 2026. IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a user to gain elevated privileges due to an unqualified library call. A malicious actor could cause user-controlled code to run with administrator privilege.
When was CVE-2026-7870 disclosed?
CVE-2026-7870 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 11, 2026, with the most recent update on June 16, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-7870 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-7870 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 73.1% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-7870?
CVE-2026-7870 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-7870?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-7870, 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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