Medium severity · published Sep 14, 2026
CVE-2026-18069
IBM i is Affected By A Race Condition Vulnerability in SQL Query Engine []
6.0
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a local attacker to obtain ownership of arbitrary file system objects due to a time-of-check to time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 6% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
I
i · IBM
7.6; 7.5; 7.4; 7.3 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-18069
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-18069
www.ibm.com
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7287408
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