High-severity privilege escalation in IBM Db2 Mirror for i — enterprise database component; enables code exec and elevated privileges on IBM i systems used by many organizations.
CVE-2026-96012
Authenticated privilege escalation in IBM Db2 Mirror for i enabling code execution.
Is CVE-2026-96012 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-96012 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.51% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-96012?
CVE-2026-96012 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.9. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-96012?
Not known from our data. No patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-96012, which is not the same as no patch existing — a fix may have shipped without a tagged reference, or after this record was written. The vendor advisory is the only authority on whether a fix exists, and mitigations may be available regardless.
What does CVE-2026-96012 affect?
CVE-2026-96012 affects IBM Db2 Mirror for i 7.4, IBM Db2 Mirror for i 7.5, IBM Db2 Mirror for i 7.6. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-96012?
Restrict access, increase logging/monitoring, isolate affected systems, and apply vendor updates when available.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Authenticated attacker can bypass authorization/input validation to execute code and obtain elevated privileges on IBM i systems.
Immediate action required
- affected7.4
- affected7.5
- affected7.6
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.