What is CVE-2026-16961?

CVE-2026-16961 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm I, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 7.6/10. Published 2026-08-13.

How severe is CVE-2026-16961?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.6 out of 10.

SQL Injection in Ibm I

CVE-2026-16961

IBM i 7.6, 7.5, and 7.4 s vulnerable to SQL injection. A remote attacker could send specially crafted SQL statements, which could allow the attacker to view, add, modify, or delete information in the back-end database.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Ibm I — versions 7.6, 7.5, 7.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (vendor-advisory, patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-16961?: CVE-2026-16961 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm I, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 7.6/10. Published 2026-08-13.
How severe is CVE-2026-16961?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.6 out of 10.