What is CVE-2026-17079?

CVE-2026-17079 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Db2 Mirror For I, classified under Protection Mechanism Failure. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2026-08-14.

How severe is CVE-2026-17079?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Db2 Mirror For I

CVE-2026-17079

IBM Db2 Mirror for i 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to bypass security restrictions due to the ability to disable server-side input validation via a request parameter.

Published 2026-08-14 · last modified 2026-08-20.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (22.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 23rd percentile — 22.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.001

Affected products

IBM Db2 Mirror For I — versions 7.4, 7.5, 7.6
IBM Db2 Mirror For I

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-693 — Protection Mechanism Failure

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283359 (vendor-advisory, patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-17079?: CVE-2026-17079 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Db2 Mirror For I, classified under Protection Mechanism Failure. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2026-08-14.
How severe is CVE-2026-17079?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.