CVE-2026-16961

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This critical-severity CVE scores 9.8 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.3%, top 76% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory enrichment pending alignment with NVD CVSS.

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EG Risk
44(Track)
EG Risk 44/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
24%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 13, 2026

Last Modified

August 17, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 17, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Security Bulletin: IBM i is Affected By SQL Injection Vulnerability in Db2 Mirror [CVE-2026-16961]

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283298

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-16961(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 46× in last 7d / 49× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-08-21 05:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-08-21 00:44 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-08-21 00:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-08-20 20:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-20 16:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-20 11:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-20 07:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-20 03:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-19 22:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-19 18:27 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-08-19 18:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-08-19 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-08-19 12:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-19 08:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-19 04:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-18 23:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-18 19:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-08-18 14:59 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-08-18 14:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-08-18 09:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-18 04:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-18 00:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-17 20:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-08-17 15:49 UTCEG score recompute▲ 2.20
  2. 2026-08-17 15:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-17 15:48 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 9.8 · severity → CRITICAL
  4. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-08-17 07:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-16 19:05 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-08-16 19:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-08-16 06:40 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-08-16 06:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-16 02:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-08-15 18:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-08-15 05:56 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-08-15 05:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-08-14 17:34 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-08-14 17:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-14 16:44 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-08-14 16:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-14 09:04 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-08-14 09:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-13 20:20 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-08-13 20:02 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-08-13 20:01 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-16961?
CVE-2026-16961 is a critical vulnerability published on August 13, 2026. 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.
When was CVE-2026-16961 disclosed?
CVE-2026-16961 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 13, 2026, with the most recent update on August 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-16961 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-16961 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 76.3% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-16961?
CVE-2026-16961 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-16961?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-16961, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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