Critical severity · published Oct 12, 2026
CVE-2026-96012
IBM Db2 Mirror for i Privilege Escalation
9.9
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 24% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DM
Db2 Mirror for i · IBM
7.4; 7.5; 7.6 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96012
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-96012
vendor-advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7290193
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