What is GHSA-wffc-v42m-c6j8?

GHSA-wffc-v42m-c6j8 is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code due to an out...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-wffc-v42m-c6j8 cover?

GHSA-wffc-v42m-c6j8 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-17029. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-wffc-v42m-c6j8?

GHSA-wffc-v42m-c6j8 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-wffc-v42m-c6j8HighCVSS 8.8

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

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

August 13, 2026

Last Modified

August 13, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-17029 →

📋 Description

IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code due to an out-of-bounds write.

🔗 References (3)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-17029
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283285
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wffc-v42m-c6j8