What is CVE-2026-17076?

CVE-2026-17076 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm I, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-08-13.

How severe is CVE-2026-17076?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Resource exhaustion in Ibm I

CVE-2026-17076

IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service due to improper processing of DRDA and DDM resynchronization requests.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

Affected products

Ibm I — versions 7.6, 7.5, 7.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-770 — Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (vendor-advisory, patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-17076?: CVE-2026-17076 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm I, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-08-13.
How severe is CVE-2026-17076?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.