Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-96119 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-96119 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-96119?
- Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.9, published 13 October 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- IBM I 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-96119?
- Yes: fixed in IBM i 7.3 PTF SJ11641, 7.4 PTF SJ11643, 7.5 PTF SJ11644, 7.6 PTF SJ11645. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-96119 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in an operating system.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-96119?
- Check whether you run IBM I at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
How to fix
- Fixed in: IBM i 7.3 PTF SJ11641, 7.4 PTF SJ11643, 7.5 PTF SJ11644, 7.6 PTF SJ11645
Technical details
The HTTP Server Administration GUI in IBM i fails to properly sanitize user input, allowing code injection (CWE-94). A remote authenticated attacker can exploit this to execute arbitrary code with full system impact including confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise across connected systems. The vulnerability requires valid credentials (PR:L) but no user interaction (UI:N) and operates over the network.
Affected products
- IBM i 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6
Timeline
- 2026-10-13: disclosed