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title: "CVE-2026-86093: IBM Db2 - Command Injection"
description: "IBM Db2 11.5.0 through 11.5.9 and 12.1.0 through 12.1.5 contain a command injection caused by a stack-based buffer overflow in DRDA server endpoint handling, letting attackers execute arbitrary commands on clients, exploit requires control or impersonation of DRDA server endpoint."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-86093/
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# CVE-2026-86093 IBM Db2 - Command Injection

IBM Db2 11.5.0 through 11.5.9 and 12.1.0 through 12.1.5 contain a command injection caused by a stack-based buffer overflow in DRDA server endpoint handling, letting attackers execute arbitrary commands on clients, exploit requires control or impersonation of DRDA server endpoint.

CVSS base score 7.5 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

EPSS

0.45% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-86093)

## Details

Type

Command Injection

Impact

Remote Code Execution

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Published

10 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-121](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/121.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to versions later than 11.5.9 and 12.1.5 or the latest available version.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-86093](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-86093)
- [https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7286993](https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7286993)

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