CVE-2026-96012 (GCVE-0-2026-96012)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-12 19:30 – Updated: 2026-10-13 03:55
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
IBM Db2 Mirror for i Privilege Escalation
Summary
IBM Db2 Mirror for i 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 is vulnerable to privilege escalation. An authenticated attacker could craft a malicious request that bypasses additional authorization and input validation checks to execute malicious code. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain elevated privileges on the system.
Severity
9.9 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-10-12 00:00 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7290193 | vendor-advisorypatch |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | Db2 Mirror for i |
Affected:
7.4
Affected: 7.5 Affected: 7.6 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_mirror_for_i:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_mirror_for_i:7.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_mirror_for_i:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_mirror_for_i:7.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_mirror_for_i:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_mirror_for_i:7.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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