CVE•Published 2026-08-14•Modified 2026-08-20•1 article on news•5 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-16879Ibm · Db2_mirror_for_i
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
8.8
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
42
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 58% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
IBM Db2 Mirror for i 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to bypass security restrictions due to improper authorization using user-supplied input.
Timeline
Published 2026-08-14
Modified 2026-08-20
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2026-16879Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product
product:"Ibm Db2 Mirror For I"All exposed Ibm Db2 Mirror For I instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Db2 Mirror For I"HTTP body or banner mentions "Db2 Mirror For I" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-16879Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-16879Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2026-16879Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-16879GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-16879" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.