{
  "id": 14585310,
  "title": "CVE-2026-96119: IBM i HTTP Server Administration Code Injection Vulnerability — Analysis & Mitigation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/cve-2026-96119-ibm-i-http-server-administration-code-injection",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-15T01:46:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/iamfaizanakhtar/cve-2026-96119-ibm-i-http-server-administration-code-injection-vulnerability-analysis--8ee"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On October 13, 2026, IBM issued a critical security advisory disclosing CVE-2026-96119, a code-injection vulnerability affecting IBM i versions 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6. This flaw, classified as CWE-94, allows a remote authenticated attacker to inject malicious code which the system then executes, resulting in potential information disclosure or arbitrary code execution. With a CVSS score of 9.9, the impact is deemed critical, as a successful exploit could compromise the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of the entire business workload hosted on the vulnerable IBM i system. Despite no public proof-of-concept being confirmed, IBM asserts that the vulnerability represents a significant risk, particularly given the platform's widespread use in running core systems for industries such as banking, insurance, manufacturing, and retail.",
  "summary": "Summary On October 13, 2026, IBM disclosed CVE-2026-96119 , a critical code-injection vulnerability in the HTTP Server Administration web application on IBM i versions 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 . A remote authenticated attacker can exploit improper data sanitization to obtain sensitive information or execute arbitrary code on the system. The flaw carries a CVSS score of 9.9 out of 10 . For the…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": "This critical flaw places core business workloads in the banking and manufacturing sectors at immediate risk of total compromise through remote unauthorized code execution.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}