---
id: CVE-2026-84414
title: >-
  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.
summary: >-
  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.
severity: high
cvss: 7.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-732
vendor: ibm
product: i
affected:
  - 'i >= 7.3, <= 7.6'
published: '2026-09-29'
updated: '2026-10-02'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-02T13:55:31.690'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-84414'
references:
  - url: 'https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7289443'
    label: psirt@us.ibm.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00099
epssPercentile: 0.00799
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-09-29T19:52:16.799423Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-29T18:42:35.820Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Affected

- `i >= 7.3, <= 7.6`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.