IBM i 7.67.3 Path Traversal Enables Remote Info Disclosure
CVE-2026-17088 Published on August 13, 2026

IBM i is Affected By Multiple Vulnerabilities in Digital Certificate Manager
IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information due to a path traversal vulnerability.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2026-17088 is exploitable with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a small impact on confidentiality, a small impact on integrity and availability.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
LOW
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
LOW
Integrity Impact:
NONE
Availability Impact:
NONE

Weakness Type

What is a Directory traversal Vulnerability?

The software uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the software does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

CVE-2026-17088 has been classified to as a Directory traversal vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2026-17088

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Affected Versions

IBM i: