Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-17483 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-17483 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-17483?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4.3, published 4 September 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- IBM Db2 Mirror For I 7.4, 7.5, 7.6.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-17483?
- 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-2026-17483 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access, in an operating system.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-17483?
- 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
The vulnerability is an improper authorization flaw (CWE-285) in an SQL procedure within IBM Db2 Mirror for i versions 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6. A local attacker with limited privileges (PR:L) can exploit this to delete historical flight-recorder archives without proper access control checks. The attack requires local system access and authentication but no user interaction. The impact is limited to data integrity and availability of diagnostic records. IBM provides patches via PTFs (program temporary fixes) for all affected versions.
Affected products
- IBM Db2 Mirror for i 7.4, 7.5, 7.6
Timeline
- 2026-09-04: disclosed
- 2026-09-01: advisory