CVE-2026-17173

MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.56.5—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 6.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-08-14. a secondary CVSS source baseline 6.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
6.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 6.5Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

IBM Db2 Mirror for i 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information due to improper validation of file paths.

CVSS v3
6.5
EG Score
6.5(high)
EG Risk
30(Track)
EG Risk 30/100SSVC: 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
Severity65% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
48%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 14, 2026

Last Modified

August 20, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 14, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Security Bulletin: IBM Db2 Mirror for i is affected by multiple vulnerabilities

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283359

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-17173(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 25× in last 7d / 25× 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. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-20 21:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-20 13:57 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-08-20 13:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-19 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-08-19 16:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-18 17:50 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-08-18 17:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-08-17 19:27 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-17 19:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-17 18:24 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-08-17 18:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-17 15:14 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-08-17 15:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-08-16 16:55 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-08-16 16:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-08-16 02:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-08-15 18:37 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-08-15 18:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-14 20:18 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-08-14 19:39 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-08-14 19:38 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-17173?
CVE-2026-17173 is a medium vulnerability published on August 14, 2026. IBM Db2 Mirror for i 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information due to improper validation of file paths.
When was CVE-2026-17173 disclosed?
CVE-2026-17173 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 14, 2026, with the most recent update on August 20, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-17173 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-17173 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 52.1% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-17173?
CVE-2026-17173 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-17173?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-17173, 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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