Is CVE-2026-17491 being exploited?

No public exploit is currently tracked.

How severe is CVE-2026-17491?

CVE-2026-17491 has a CVSS v3 severity of MEDIUM (5.4).

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CVE-2026-17491

Description

IBM i 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 is could allow a remote authenticated attacker to bypass security restrictions due to improper enforcement of the ChrootDirectory configuration directive.