Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-16915 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-16915 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-16915?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.5, published 14 August 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- IBM Db2 Mirror For I 7.4, 7.5, 7.6.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-16915?
- No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
- How is CVE-2026-16915 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-16915?
- Check whether you run IBM Db2 Mirror For I at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Technical details
This vulnerability is a path traversal flaw (CWE-22) in IBM Db2 Mirror for i versions 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6. An authenticated remote attacker can exploit improper input validation to traverse directory structures and access sensitive files outside intended directories. The attack requires prior authentication but no user interaction, and operates over the network. The vulnerability allows confidentiality breaches through unauthorized file read access. IBM has published security patches addressing this and multiple related vulnerabilities in the Db2 Mirror for i GUI.
Affected products
- IBM Db2 Mirror for i 7.4, 7.5, 7.6
Timeline
- 2026-08-14: disclosed
- other: CVE-2026-16915 assigned