CVE-2026-16708

HIGHNVD 7.58.3▲
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 8.3 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-14. NVD baseline CVSS 7.5; sources differ by 0.8.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
8.3EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.5Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

IBM Db2 Mirror for i 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information due to external control of system configuration.

CVSS v3
7.5
EG Score
8.3(medium)
EG Risk
37(Track)
EG Risk 37/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity83% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
16%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 14, 2026

Last Modified

August 26, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 14, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Security Bulletin: IBM Db2 Mirror for i is affected by multiple vulnerabilities

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283359

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-16708(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 26× in last 7d / 111× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 139 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-09-19 00:58 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-19 00:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-18 19:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-09-18 12:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-18 00:23 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-09-18 00:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-17 11:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  9. 2026-09-16 23:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-16 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-09-16 10:27 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-09-16 10:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-16 05:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-09-15 21:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  16. 2026-09-15 08:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-14 20:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-14 06:44 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-09-14 06:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-13 18:38 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-09-13 18:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-13 16:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-09-13 06:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-12 18:25 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-09-12 18:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-09-12 15:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-09-12 06:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-11 18:06 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-09-11 18:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-11 14:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-09-11 09:36 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-09-11 05:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-10 17:53 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-09-10 17:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-10 09:34 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-09-10 05:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-09 17:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  14. 2026-09-09 04:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-08 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
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  19. 2026-09-07 16:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-09-07 05:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  22. 2026-09-06 14:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-06 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-09-06 02:00 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-09-06 02:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-09-05 13:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  28. 2026-09-05 01:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  30. 2026-09-04 13:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-09-04 05:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  32. 2026-09-04 01:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-09-03 13:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-09-03 00:57 UTCEG score recompute
  35. 2026-09-03 00:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-09-02 14:11 UTCEPSS rescore
  37. 2026-09-02 12:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-09-01 23:17 UTCEG score recompute
  39. 2026-09-01 23:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-09-01 13:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  41. 2026-09-01 11:10 UTCEG score recompute
  42. 2026-09-01 11:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-09-01 04:39 UTCEPSS rescore
  44. 2026-08-31 21:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-08-31 09:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-08-30 20:25 UTCEG score recompute
  47. 2026-08-30 20:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-08-30 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
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  50. 2026-08-30 08:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-08-30 01:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  52. 2026-08-29 20:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-08-29 06:54 UTCEG score recompute
  54. 2026-08-29 06:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-08-28 21:41 UTCEPSS rescore
  56. 2026-08-28 04:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  57. 2026-08-27 16:13 UTCEG score recompute
  58. 2026-08-27 16:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  59. 2026-08-27 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  60. 2026-08-27 03:34 UTCEG score recompute
  61. 2026-08-27 03:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  62. 2026-08-26 15:40 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 7.5
  63. 2026-08-26 15:26 UTCEG score recompute
  64. 2026-08-26 15:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  65. 2026-08-26 14:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  66. 2026-08-26 03:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  68. 2026-08-25 15:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  69. 2026-08-25 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  70. 2026-08-25 03:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  71. 2026-08-24 14:55 UTCEG score recompute
  72. 2026-08-24 14:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  73. 2026-08-24 02:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  74. 2026-08-23 14:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  75. 2026-08-23 02:34 UTCEG score recompute

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-16708?
CVE-2026-16708 is a high vulnerability published on August 14, 2026. IBM Db2 Mirror for i 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information due to external control of system configuration.
When was CVE-2026-16708 disclosed?
CVE-2026-16708 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 14, 2026, with the most recent update on August 26, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-16708 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-16708 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 84.0% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-16708?
CVE-2026-16708 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 8.3.
How do I remediate CVE-2026-16708?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-16708, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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