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CVE-2026-14866

HIGH 7.7

Published 2026-08-12 · Last modified 2026-08-13

IBM i Access Client Solutions 1.1.2.0 through 1.1.9.13 is vulnerable to injection of rogue certificate authority due to publicly writeable truststore.

ELEVATED IMPACT

Severe if exploited (CVSS 7.7), but no known exploitation and low modeled probability. Patch on a normal cadence.

Exploitation likelihood

0.1%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 0th percentile

○ In CISA KEV ○ Public exploit / PoC

Impact if exploited

7.7CVSS 3.1 · HIGH

  • ConfidentialityHigh
  • IntegrityHigh
  • AvailabilityNone

What an attacker needs

  • Access: Requires local access to the host
  • Privileges: No account or privileges required
  • User interaction: No user interaction needed
  • Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable

✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it

Proof of concept & exploit code

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Affected

Vendors Ibm

Products I Access Client Solutions

Weakness (CWE)

  • CWE-798: Use of Hard-coded Credentials

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Known Affected Software Configurations

VendorProductVersion range
IbmI Access Client Solutions≥ 1.1.2 and < 1.1.9.14

All CVSS metrics

  • HIGH 7.7 v3.1 · CNA Primary
    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
  • HIGH 7.7 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
  • HIGH 7.1 v3.1 · NVD Primary
    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

References

Patches & mitigations

Sources: NVD · CVE.org · EPSS