VDB-417206 · CVE-2026-96012 · GCVE-0-2026-96012

IBM Db2 Mirror for i 7.4/7.5/7.6 privileges management

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9.9	$5k-$25k	2.08

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Db2 Mirror for i 7.4/7.5/7.6. It has been declared as very critical. This impacts an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-96012. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in IBM Db2 Mirror for i 7.4/7.5/7.6. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The advisory is available at ibm.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-96012 since 09/22/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/12/2026). This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Type

Database Software

Vendor

Name

Db2 Mirror for i

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.ibm.com/

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.9

VulDB Base Score: 9.9
VulDB Temp Score: 9.9
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CNA Base Score: 9.9
CNA Vector (ibm): 🔒

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

09/22/2026 CVE reserved
10/12/2026 +20 days Advisory disclosed
10/12/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/12/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-96012 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-96012
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-417206

Entryinfo

Created: 10/12/2026 21:51
Changes: 10/12/2026 21:51 (61)
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