CVE-2026-6936
published 2026-05-27CVE-2026-6936: IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 s vulnerable to a denial-of-service attack due to uncontrolled recursion in the Integrated Language Environment (ILE) compiler. An…
PriorityP335medium6.5CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRLUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.24%
15.0th percentile
IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 s vulnerable to a denial-of-service attack due to uncontrolled recursion in the Integrated Language Environment (ILE) compiler. An authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by compiling specially crafted source code containing a specific combination of statements.
Affected
5 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| ibm | i | — | — |
| ibm | i | — | — |
| ibm | i | 7.3 – 7.6 | — |
| ibm | i | 7.5 – 12.1.4 | — |
| ibm | i | 7.6 – 11.5.9 | — |
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VulDB
IBM i up to 7.3/7.4/11.5.9/12.1.4 recursion
vuldb·2026-05-27·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2026-6936 [MEDIUM] IBM i up to 7.3/7.4/11.5.9/12.1.4 recursion
A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in IBM i up to 7.3/7.4/11.5.9/12.1.4. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation results in uncontrolled recursion.
This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2026-6936. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.
The affected component should be upgraded.
GHSA
GHSA-r635-g5rf-pcvw: IBM i 7
ghsa_unreviewed·2026-05-27
CVE-2026-6936 [MEDIUM] CWE-674 GHSA-r635-g5rf-pcvw: IBM i 7
IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 s vulnerable to a denial-of-service attack due to uncontrolled recursion in the Integrated Language Environment (ILE) compiler. An authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by compiling specially crafted source code containing a specific combination of statements.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
2026-05-27
Published