CVE-2026-16879
HighCVSS 8.8Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk41th percentile - higher than 41% of all known CVEs
Summary
IBM Db2 Mirror for i versions 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to bypass security restrictions due to improper authorization using user-supplied input.
Risk Assessment
Risk of unauthorized access to resources and violation of organizational security policies.
Recommendation
It is recommended to upgrade to the latest version of IBM Db2 Mirror for i and apply security patches provided by the vendor.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM Db2 Mirror for i
See all- CVE-2026-96012Critical
IBM Db2 Mirror for i versions 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 are vulnerable to privilege escalation. An authenticated attacker could craft a malicious request that bypasses additional authorization and input validation checks to execute malicious code and gain elevated privileges.
- CVE-2026-17186Critical
IBM Db2 Mirror for i versions 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary CL commands due to improper neutralization of special elements in a command.
- CVE-2026-17184Critical
IBM Db2 Mirror for i versions 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code due to external control of file name or path.
- CVE-2026-17182Critical
IBM Db2 Mirror for i versions 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 could allow a remote attacker to bypass authentication and obtain or alter sensitive information due to improper validation of request URI path segments.
- CVE-2026-17181Critical
IBM Db2 Mirror for i versions 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 could allow a remote attacker to write files to arbitrary locations due to path traversal.
- CVE-2026-16956Critical
IBM Db2 Mirror for i 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands due to improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command.
- CVE-2026-18104Low
IBM Db2 Mirror for i versions 7.6, 7.5, and 7.4 could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information due to the use of the AES Electronic Codebook (ECB) mode for encryption.
- CVE-2026-17047Medium
IBM Db2 Mirror for i versions 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 may allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information due to improper request validation.
- CVE-2026-17483Medium
IBM Db2 Mirror for i versions 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 could allow a local attacker to delete historical flight-recorder archives due to improper access control in an SQL procedure.
- CVE-2026-16660Medium
IBM Db2 Mirror for i versions 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service due to an out-of-bounds read.
Original NVD description (English source)
IBM Db2 Mirror for i 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to bypass security restrictions due to improper authorization using user-supplied input.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS