What is GHSA-67x9-wvm5-8cxw?

GHSA-67x9-wvm5-8cxw is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. IBM i 7.6, and 7.5 could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges due to improper...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-67x9-wvm5-8cxw cover?

GHSA-67x9-wvm5-8cxw covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-16856. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-67x9-wvm5-8cxw?

GHSA-67x9-wvm5-8cxw has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-67x9-wvm5-8cxwHighCVSS 8.8

IBM i 7.6, and 7.5 could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges due to improper...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

August 12, 2026

Last Modified

August 12, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-16856 →

📋 Description

IBM i 7.6, and 7.5 could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges due to improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command.

🔗 References (3)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16856
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283284
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-67x9-wvm5-8cxw