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
8.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan mitigationSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0.5%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: None knownExposed services: Not assessed

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

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
8.8HIGHmedium confidence
EG Risk
40
EG Risk 40/100

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%
EPSS PROB
0.5%
EPSS %ILE
40th
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 11, 2026

Last Modified

June 16, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jun 11, 2026
No fix on record 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 7× in last 7d / 30× 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 269 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-10-10 20:00 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
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  3. 2026-09-14 04:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  30. 2026-08-21 22:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  39. 2026-08-19 14:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  43. 2026-08-17 14:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  46. 2026-08-17 01:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  50. 2026-08-16 12:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  75. 2026-08-09 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore

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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 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 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (40th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-7870?
CVE-2026-7870 has a CVSS base score of 8.8 (a secondary CVSS source that NVD displays; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-7870?
No fix for CVE-2026-7870 is confirmed yet. Until one is published, restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation — for example, keep it off the internet or limit it to trusted networks — and watch the vendor's advisory for the fix. The vendor advisories EchelonGraph has for CVE-2026-7870 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.

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