Name: CVE-2026-17255: Out-of-bounds Write
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2026-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2026-17255, CWE-787, CVSS 7.5, EPSS 0.00405

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 validation of the prefix length in ICMPv6 Router Advertisements.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

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