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IBM Db2 Mirror EUVDEUVD-2026-85892

| CVE-2026-18104 LOW
Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm (CWE-327)
2026-09-24 psirt@us.ibm.com GHSA-83g4-pfwh-946g
3.3
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: us
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Obtain local low-priv access to IBM i host
  2. Exploit
    Access ECB-encrypted Db2 Mirror data
  3. Execution
    Analyze repeating ciphertext blocks
  4. Impact
    Infer sensitive plaintext patterns

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A04:2025 - Cryptographic Failures
ASVS 5.0
V11 - Cryptography Approved algorithm selection
Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires local access to an IBM i system running Db2 Mirror for i (versions 7.4, 7.5, or 7.6) with at least low-level privileges (PR:L), plus the ability to observe data that the product encrypts using AES ECB mode. The weakness is inherent to any deployment using the affected encryption code path - no special non-default feature toggle is described - but it is limited by the local attack vector (AV:L, no remote exploitation) and by yielding only partial confidentiality loss (C:L): ECB reveals repeating plaintext block patterns rather than fully decrypting data. There is no integrity or availability impact and no user interaction is required.

Impact

This is a low-severity, low-priority informational-disclosure weakness. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N, base 3.3) requires local access with at least low-level privileges already on the IBM i host, and yields only limited confidentiality impact (C:L) with no integrity or availability effect - consistent with the CWE-327 use of AES ECB mode, which leaks plaintext structure (identical plaintext blocks produce identical ciphertext) rather than directly exposing keys or full cleartext. No EPSS score, no CISA KEV listing, and no public exploit were provided, so exploitation is not confirmed and appears unlikely at scale. No signals conflict: the local vector, low impact, and absence of exploitation evidence all point the same direction. This is a hygiene/defense-in-depth cryptographic fix, not an urgent-patch scenario, though shops with strict data-at-rest or compliance requirements on IBM i may still prioritize it.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who already has a low-privileged local account (or an insider) on an IBM i system running Db2 Mirror for i observes ECB-mode ciphertext produced by the product and, because ECB reveals repeating plaintext blocks, infers structure or sensitive values from the encrypted data. No public exploit code is available, and the attack requires pre-existing local access, so realistic impact is limited to partial information leakage. Low complexity (AC:L) means that, given access, the observation itself is straightforward.

Monitor Track and reassess. Why: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9).
No patch listed yet 0.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Sep 24, 2026

Local users with only low-level privileges on IBM i systems running Db2 Mirror for i 7.4, 7.5, or 7.6 can obtain partial sensitive information because the product encrypts data using AES in Electronic Codebook (ECB) mode, a deterministic cipher mode that leaks patterns in the underlying plaintext. The exposure is limited to confidentiality (C:L) with no integrity or availability impact, and exploitation requires local access plus the ability to observe data produced by the affected encryption code path, giving a low overall severity of 3.3. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis and the flaw is not confirmed as actively exploited (CISA KEV); no EPSS probability was supplied, consistent with a low-priority informational-disclosure weakness.

RemediationAI

No specific vendor-released patch version is identified in the available data, so the primary action is to consult IBM's advisory at https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7289246 and apply the Db2 Mirror for i fix level IBM publishes for releases 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6; patch status should be treated as unconfirmed from this input rather than assumed absent or present. Because AES ECB mode is a design-level property, it cannot be remediated by configuration or key changes on the customer side, and no supported switch that reselects an authenticated or randomized mode (such as AES-GCM or CBC-with-HMAC) is described in the input, so compensating controls are the interim option. Those controls follow directly from the assessed AV:L/PR:L prerequisites: tighten local access to the IBM i systems running Db2 Mirror by removing unnecessary *ALLOBJ-adjacent and file-read authority from low-privilege profiles, audit object authority on the paths where Db2 Mirror stores or transmits encrypted artifacts, and restrict job and IFS access so that only trusted administrators can read ciphertext files - the trade-off being increased administrative overhead and potential disruption to existing replication or diagnostic workflows, and the fact that authorized insiders and backup media remain in scope. Until a fixed release is applied, treat ECB-protected data as low-assurance confidentiality material and avoid relying on it to protect high-entropy-secret or structured data whose pattern leakage would be meaningful; monitoring for anomalous local reads of Db2 Mirror data files can provide detection, though it does not remove the underlying weakness.

Affected VersionsENISA

Db2 Mirror for i 7.4
Db2 Mirror for i 7.5
Db2 Mirror for i 7.6

Affected Packages

euvd db2_mirror_for_i no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The root cause is CWE-327, Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm, specifically the selection of AES in Electronic Codebook (ECB) mode as implemented in IBM Db2 Mirror for i. ECB is a block cipher mode of operation that encrypts each 16-byte block independently with no initialization vector, chaining, or per-message randomization; identical plaintext blocks therefore always produce identical ciphertext blocks, and block ordering is preserved. An attacker who can read the ciphertext can detect repeated plaintext patterns, infer structure and formatting, and mount statistical or dictionary-style partial-recovery attacks against structured or low-entropy data, while never recovering data through a full cryptographic break. The weakness is architectural to the encryption code path rather than a memory-safety bug: no privilege escalation or remote vector is involved. The assessed CVSS:3.1 vector AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N confirms the attacker must already have local access to the IBM i environment (AV:L) and at least low-level credentials (PR:L), with no user interaction required and impact confined to scope-unchanged, partial confidentiality loss. Db2 Mirror for i is a continuous availability and data-replication technology for IBM i, so any ECB-protected replication or storage artifacts fall within the exposure surface.

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Severity by source

Vendor (us) PRIMARY 3.3 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
vuln.today AI 3.3 LOW

Local access with an existing low-privilege account (AV:L/PR:L); ECB pattern leakage gives only partial confidentiality (C:L) and no integrity or availability impact.

3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (us).

CVSS VectorVendor: us

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

DescriptionCVE.org

IBM Db2 Mirror for i 7.6, 7.5, and 7.4 could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information due to the use of the AES Electronic Codebook (ECB) mode for encryption.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 100% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
IBM i (Power) high-availability replication feature; industry-specific, limited install base
Data Quality
4 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity LOW
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.1%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Defer
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Small
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Low

Priority Score

16
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +16
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

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