{"answers":{"affected":"It affects 1 product.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-16987 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"No fix has been published for CVE-2026-16987 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.","what":"CVE-2026-16987 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm I, published on 13 Aug 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2026-16987 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2026-16987 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm I, published on 13 Aug 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-16987 in the wild and no public exploit code.\n\nAffected product: Ibm I. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.\n\nTask:\n1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.\n2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-16987/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-16987/index.md)","id":"CVE-2026-16987","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-16987/index.md","name":"CVE-2026-16987","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-3842-xc6g-8v9q"],"analysis":{"component_type":"operating_system","fix_type":"patch","impacts":["privilege_escalation"],"network_reachable":"adjacent_or_local","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"IBM i OS","requires_auth":"low_privilege","summary":"A local attacker can gain elevated privileges on IBM i systems by exploiting improper validation of the LANG environment variable.","user_interaction":"not_required","vuln_class":"privilege_escalation"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"ibm","cpe":[{"product":"i","vendor":"ibm"}],"cvss":{"score":8.8,"severity":"high","source":"cna","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-73","name":"External Control of File Name or Path"}],"description":"IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges due to improper validation of the LANG environment variable.","ecosystems":[],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"none_known"},"has_fix":null,"headline":"IBM i is Affected By An Improper Validation Vulnerability in PASE []","id":"CVE-2026-16987","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":"ibm:i","products":["ibm:i"],"type":"privilege_escalation","year":"2026"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":1,"next":{"headline":"GeoDirectory \u003c 2.8.169 - Unauthenticated Pending/Draft Listing Disclosure via markers REST Endpoint","id":"CVE-2026-16988"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"Booking Package \u003c 1.7.25 - Unauthenticated Price Manipulation via Service and Option Cost Parameters","id":"CVE-2026-16986"},"products":["i"],"published":"2026-08-13","related":[{"cvss_score":9.9,"headline":"IBM i is Affected By An Improper Control of Code Generation Vulnerability in HTTP Server Administration GUI","id":"CVE-2026-96119","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-10-12"},{"cvss_score":9.9,"headline":"IBM i is Affected By Remote Code Execution Vulnerability []","id":"CVE-2026-16860","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-08-12"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"IBM i is Affected By Multiple Vulnerabilities in the Debug Server","id":"CVE-2026-17083","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-08-12"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"IBM i is Affected By Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Line Printer Daemon []","id":"CVE-2026-17218","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-08-12"},{"cvss_score":9.6,"headline":"IBM i is Affected By Multiple Vulnerabilities in Navigator for i","id":"CVE-2026-17276","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-08-12"},{"cvss_score":8.9,"headline":"IBM i Is Affected By Multiple Vulnerabilities in IBM Java SDK and IBM Java Runtime","id":"CVE-2026-18193","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-08-13"},{"cvss_score":8.9,"headline":"IBM i is Affected By Multiple Vulnerabilities in Navigator for i","id":"CVE-2026-18099","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-08-12"}],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"US public information, NVD API terms","name":"NVD"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":"no","exploitation":"none","technical_impact":"total"},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2026-08-14","vendors":["IBM"]},"summary":"A local attacker can gain elevated privileges on IBM i systems by exploiting improper validation of the LANG environment variable.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-16987/"}