CVE-2026-17068 IBM i is Affected By Improper Authorization and Access Control Vulnerabilities in Network File System

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

A local attacker can bypass NFS version restrictions on IBM i due to improper enforcement of export flags, requiring a patch.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2026-17068?

CVE-2026-17068 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Ibm I, published on 16 Oct 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM i 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 could allow a local attacker to bypass NFS version restrictions due to improper enforcement of the export version flag.

Weakness: CWE-285

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-17068?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm I.

How do I fix CVE-2026-17068?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-17068 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2026-17068 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-17068 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Ibm I vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xcpc-99c5-x72g.

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