What is GHSA-5vfc-j996-x6fv?

GHSA-5vfc-j996-x6fv is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with Medium severity. IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-5vfc-j996-x6fv cover?

GHSA-5vfc-j996-x6fv covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-16878. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-5vfc-j996-x6fv?

GHSA-5vfc-j996-x6fv has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.4, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-5vfc-j996-x6fvMediumCVSS 5.4

IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

August 13, 2026

Last Modified

August 13, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-16878 →

📋 Description

IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information due to an out-of-bounds read.

🔗 References (3)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16878
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283573
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5vfc-j996-x6fv