IBM i WebSocket Handshake Race Condition Enables Remote Info Disclosure
CVE-2026-18151 Published on September 14, 2026
IBM i is Affected By Multiple Vulnerabilities in Navigator for i and Digital Certificate Manager for i.
IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information due to a race condition during the WebSocket handshake process.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-18151 can be exploited with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a small impact on confidentiality and integrity, and no impact on availability.
Weakness Type
What is a Race Condition Vulnerability?
The program contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently.
CVE-2026-18151 has been classified to as a Race Condition vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-18151
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Affected Versions
IBM i:- Version 7.6 is affected.
- Version 7.5 is affected.
- Version 7.4 is affected.
- Version 7.3 is affected.