Critical severity · published Aug 13, 2026
CVE-2026-16961
IBM i is Affected By SQL Injection Vulnerability in Db2 Mirror []
9.8
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM i 7.6, 7.5, and 7.4 s vulnerable to SQL injection. A remote attacker could send specially crafted SQL statements, which could allow the attacker to view, add, modify, or delete information in the back-end database.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 39% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
I
i · IBM
7.6; 7.5; 7.4 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16961
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-16961
Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283298
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