CVE-2026-18527 (GCVE-0-2026-18527)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-08-28 20:48
Modified
2026-08-28 20:48
Severity ?
CWE
Summary
IBM Administration Runtime Expert for i 1R1M0 IBM Application Runtime Expert (ARE) for i could allow a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges, caused by ARE GUI component processing. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute actions under another user's authenticated profile gaining elevated privileges on the IBM i system.
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
IBM Administration Runtime Expert for i Version: 1R1M0
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:administration_runtime_expert_for_i:1r1m0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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