IBM i is Affected By An Incorrect Permission Assignment Vulnerability in Network Authentication Service [] (CVE-2026-84414) | HOL Guard CVE

High · CVSS 7.8CVE-2026-84414

IBM i is Affected By An Incorrect Permission Assignment Vulnerability in Network Authentication Service []

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-84414 records a High severity (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in IBM i is Affected By An Incorrect Permission Assignment Vulnerability in Network Authentication Service []. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps IBM/i (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Sep 29, 2026Updated Sep 29, 2026Source checked Sep 29, 2026First seen by HOL Sep 29, 2026Material review Sep 29, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: High · CVSS 7.8
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 1 mapped package or product
Fix availability: Not reported

Why this deserves its current priority

CVSS is 7.8. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

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Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps IBM/i (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
IBM/igeneric	7.6 \|\| 7.5 \|\| 7.4 \|\| 7.3	Not reported

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for IBM/i.
Review the reported fix. Source-reported solution: IBM i Release5770-SS1 PTF Number(s)PTF Download Link(s)7.6SJ11607 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ11607 7.5SJ11608 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ11608 7.4SJ11609 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ11609 7.3SJ11610 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ11610 IBM recommends users running unsupported versions of affected products upgrade to a supported and fixed version of affected products.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Sep 29, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Sep 29, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Sep 29, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Source referenceibm.com

Upstream source description

IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a local authenticated attacker to change the ownership of arbitrary files due to improper validation of an attacker-controlled file path.

Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.