CVE-2026-7870

HIGHPre-NVD 8.88.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-06-11. a secondary CVSS source baseline 8.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
8.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a user to gain elevated privileges due to an unqualified library call. A malicious actor could cause user-controlled code to run with administrator privilege.

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
8.8(medium)
EG Risk
40(Track)
EG Risk 40/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity88% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS
26.8%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 11, 2026

Last Modified

June 16, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jun 11, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Security Bulletin: IBM i is Affected by Privilege Escalation [CVE-2026-7870]

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7275756

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-7870(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 10× in last 7d / 75× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 119 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-07-25 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-24 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-07-23 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-23 03:23 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-07-21 15:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-07-21 15:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-20 17:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-07-19 14:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-07-19 02:29 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-07-18 10:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-07-16 23:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-07-16 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-07-16 05:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-07-15 16:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-07-15 03:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-07-14 14:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-07-14 02:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-07-13 22:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-07-13 13:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-07-13 06:13 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-07-12 22:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-07-12 08:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-07-12 05:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-11 19:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-07-11 08:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-11 07:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-07-10 17:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-07-09 23:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-07-09 19:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-09 19:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-07-09 11:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-07-08 22:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-07-08 15:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-07-08 15:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-07-08 10:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-07-07 21:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-07-07 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-07-07 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-07-07 02:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-07-06 02:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-07-06 02:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-07-06 01:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-07-05 12:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-07-05 02:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-07-05 02:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  26. 2026-07-04 23:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-07-04 11:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-07-04 06:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  29. 2026-07-04 06:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  30. 2026-07-03 14:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-07-02 22:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-07-02 10:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-07-01 21:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-07-01 15:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  35. 2026-07-01 08:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-06-30 23:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  37. 2026-06-30 20:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-06-30 07:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-06-29 19:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-06-29 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  41. 2026-06-29 06:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-06-28 16:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-06-28 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  44. 2026-06-28 04:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  45. 2026-06-28 03:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-06-27 15:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-06-27 03:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  48. 2026-06-27 02:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-06-26 14:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  50. 2026-06-26 01:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-06-25 13:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  52. 2026-06-25 13:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-06-25 00:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  54. 2026-06-24 14:05 UTCEPSS rescore
  55. 2026-06-24 11:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  56. 2026-06-23 23:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  57. 2026-06-23 21:33 UTCEPSS rescore
  58. 2026-06-23 10:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  59. 2026-06-22 21:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  60. 2026-06-22 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  61. 2026-06-22 08:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  62. 2026-06-21 19:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  63. 2026-06-21 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  64. 2026-06-21 05:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  65. 2026-06-21 01:59 UTCEPSS rescore
  66. 2026-06-20 16:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  67. 2026-06-20 03:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  68. 2026-06-19 19:26 UTCEPSS rescore
  69. 2026-06-19 14:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  70. 2026-06-19 02:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  71. 2026-06-18 17:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  72. 2026-06-18 13:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  73. 2026-06-18 00:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  74. 2026-06-17 17:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  75. 2026-06-17 12:06 UTCGHSA enrichment

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-7870?
CVE-2026-7870 is a high vulnerability published on June 11, 2026. IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a user to gain elevated privileges due to an unqualified library call. A malicious actor could cause user-controlled code to run with administrator privilege.
When was CVE-2026-7870 disclosed?
CVE-2026-7870 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 11, 2026, with the most recent update on June 16, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-7870 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-7870 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 26.8% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-7870?
CVE-2026-7870 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-7870?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-7870, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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