CVE-2026-17212 IBM i is Affected By Multiple Vulnerabilities in NetServer
A remote attacker can cause a denial of service in IBM i NetServer via an out-of-bounds read vulnerability.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-17212?
CVE-2026-17212 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ibm I, published on 13 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service due to an out-of-bounds read.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-17212?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm I.
How do I fix CVE-2026-17212?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-17212 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2026-17212 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-17212 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm I
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- CVE-2026-16860 IBM i is Affected By Remote Code Execution Vulnerability []
- CVE-2026-17083 IBM i is Affected By Multiple Vulnerabilities in the Debug Server
- CVE-2026-17218 IBM i is Affected By Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Line Printer Daemon []
- CVE-2026-17276 IBM i is Affected By Multiple Vulnerabilities in Navigator for i
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5vcq-mq44-rrcc.