CVE-2026-16879

HIGHPre-NVD 8.88.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-14. a secondary CVSS source baseline 8.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
8.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: 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 authenticated attacker to bypass security restrictions due to improper authorization using user-supplied input.

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
8.8(medium)
EG Risk
40(Track)
EG Risk 40/100SSVC: 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
Severity88% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
21%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 14, 2026

Last Modified

August 20, 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-2026-16879(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 24× in last 7d / 110× 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 144 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-09-20 10:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-19 23:04 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-09-19 23:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-19 11:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  7. 2026-09-18 19:27 UTCEPSS rescore
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  9. 2026-09-17 22:28 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-09-17 22:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  16. 2026-09-16 07:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-16 05:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-09-15 20:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-09-15 08:50 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-09-15 08:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-14 21:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-14 10:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-13 23:00 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-09-13 23:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-13 16:46 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-09-13 11:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-13 00:43 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-09-13 00:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-12 15:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-09-12 13:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  9. 2026-09-11 14:52 UTCEPSS rescore
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  11. 2026-09-11 04:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-10 16:51 UTCEG score recompute
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  20. 2026-09-08 03:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-07 16:21 UTCEG score recompute
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  23. 2026-09-07 16:01 UTCEPSS rescore
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  25. 2026-09-06 21:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-09-06 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  27. 2026-09-06 09:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-09-05 22:48 UTCEG score recompute
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  30. 2026-09-05 11:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  35. 2026-09-04 05:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  36. 2026-09-03 23:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  38. 2026-09-02 22:48 UTCEG score recompute
  39. 2026-09-02 22:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-09-02 14:11 UTCEPSS rescore
  41. 2026-09-02 09:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-09-01 22:21 UTCEG score recompute
  43. 2026-09-01 22:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-09-01 13:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  45. 2026-09-01 11:10 UTCEG score recompute
  46. 2026-09-01 11:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-09-01 04:39 UTCEPSS rescore
  48. 2026-08-31 21:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-08-31 05:43 UTCEG score recompute
  50. 2026-08-31 05:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-08-30 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  52. 2026-08-30 18:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-08-30 07:25 UTCEG score recompute
  54. 2026-08-30 07:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-08-30 01:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  56. 2026-08-29 20:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  58. 2026-08-29 06:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  59. 2026-08-28 21:41 UTCEPSS rescore
  60. 2026-08-28 08:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  63. 2026-08-27 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
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  67. 2026-08-26 14:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  68. 2026-08-26 11:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  69. 2026-08-26 00:20 UTCEG score recompute
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  71. 2026-08-25 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  72. 2026-08-25 13:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  73. 2026-08-25 02:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  74. 2026-08-24 14:53 UTCEG score recompute
  75. 2026-08-24 14:53 UTCGHSA enrichment

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-16879?
CVE-2026-16879 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 authenticated attacker to bypass security restrictions due to improper authorization using user-supplied input.
When was CVE-2026-16879 disclosed?
CVE-2026-16879 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 14, 2026, with the most recent update on August 20, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-16879 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-16879 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 78.8% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-16879?
CVE-2026-16879 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-16879?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-16879, 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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