IBM i 7.6/7.5/7.4 SQLi Vulnerability
CVE-2026-16961 Published on August 13, 2026

IBM i is Affected By SQL Injection Vulnerability in Db2 Mirror []
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.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2026-16961 can be exploited with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity and availability.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
LOW
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
LOW
Availability Impact:
LOW

Weakness Type

What is a SQL Injection Vulnerability?

The software constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component.

CVE-2026-16961 has been classified to as a SQL Injection vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2026-16961

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Affected Versions

IBM i: