What is GHSA-q38c-6cwh-cgcx?

GHSA-q38c-6cwh-cgcx 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 local attacker to execute arbitrary commands due to...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-q38c-6cwh-cgcx cover?

GHSA-q38c-6cwh-cgcx covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-16826. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-q38c-6cwh-cgcx?

GHSA-q38c-6cwh-cgcx has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-q38c-6cwh-cgcxMediumCVSS 5.3

IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary commands due to...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

September 4, 2026

Last Modified

September 4, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-16826 →

📋 Description

IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary commands due to improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command.

🔗 References (3)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16826
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7285844
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q38c-6cwh-cgcx