---
id: CVE-2026-96012
title: "IBM Db2 Mirror for i 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6\_is vulnerable to privilege escalation"
summary: "IBM Db2 Mirror for i 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6\_is vulnerable to privilege escalation. An authenticated attacker could craft a malicious request that bypasses additional authorization and input validation checks to execute malicious code. An atta…"
severity: critical
cvss: 9.9
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-264
published: '2026-10-12'
updated: '2026-10-13'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-13T16:17:14.080'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96012'
references:
  - url: 'https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7290193'
    label: psirt@us.ibm.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00312
epssPercentile: 0.23987
ingestedAt: '2026-10-12T21:04:28.921Z'
vendor: IBM
product: Db2 Mirror for i
affected:
  - db2_mirror_for_i 7.4
  - db2_mirror_for_i 7.5
  - db2_mirror_for_i 7.6
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-10-13T03:55:40.572854Z'
---

## Overview

IBM Db2 Mirror for i 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 is vulnerable to privilege escalation. An authenticated attacker could craft a malicious request that bypasses additional authorization and input validation checks to execute malicious code. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain elevated privileges on the system.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.