CVE-2026-16961
IBM i is Affected By SQL Injection Vulnerability in Db2 Mirror []
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
IBM i is Affected By SQL Injection Vulnerability in Db2 Mirror []
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-16961- CVSS 3.1
- 7.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-58381
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.
- Record
EUVD-2026-58381- CVSS 3.1
- 7.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r5r5-7pg6-fgmg
IBM i 7.6, 7.5, and 7.4 s vulnerable to SQL injection. A remote attacker could send specially...
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.
- Record
GHSA-r5r5-7pg6-fgmg- CVSS 3.1
- 7.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-16961- CVSS 3.1
- 7.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-16961 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.6) in Ibm I, published August 13, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.45%, the 39th percentile. No source names a fixed version.