IBM Informix Wire Listener Vulnerable to Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution

MITRE NVD CVE.ORG JSON API

Summary

CVECVE-2026-13476
StatePUBLISHED
Assigneribm
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-08-12 21:17:35 UTC
Updated2026-08-18 18:38:48 UTC
DescriptionIBM Informix Dynamic Server 14.10, 15.0, and 12.10 could allow an unauthenticated user to execute arbitrary commands with service account privileges on the system due to improper validation of user supplied input.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.3 HIGH from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.005490000 probability, percentile 0.433910000 (date 2026-08-18)

Problem Types: CWE-78 | CWE-78 CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary7.3HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
3.1CNACVSS7.3HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux - All All All
Operating System Hp Hp-ux - All All All
Operating System Ibm Aix - All All All
Application Ibm Informix Dynamic Server All All All All
Application Ibm Informix Dynamic Server 12.10 All All All
Application Ibm Informix Dynamic Server 14.10 All All All
Operating System Ibm Linux On Ibm Z - All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel - All All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux - All All All
Operating System Oracle Solaris - All All All
Operating System Redhat Desktop - All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA IBM Informix Dynamic Server affected 14.10 Not specified
CNA IBM Informix Dynamic Server affected 15.0 Not specified
CNA IBM Informix Dynamic Server affected 12.10 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7282827 [email protected] www.ibm.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Additional Advisory Data

Solutions

CNA: The vulnerability has been resolved in IBM Informix versions 14.10.xC13W13 and 15.0.1.13. The fix can be found on IBM Fix Central under the Informix Server section.

© CVE.report 2026

Use of this information constitutes acceptance for use in an AS IS condition. There are NO warranties, implied or otherwise, with regard to this information or its use. Any use of this information is at the user's risk. It is the responsibility of user to evaluate the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any information, opinion, advice or other content. EACH USER WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY consequences of his or her direct or indirect use of this web site. ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED. This site will NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT or any other kind of loss.

CVE, CWE, and OVAL are registred trademarks of The MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CVE content is MITRE's CVE web site. This site includes MITRE data granted under the following license.

Free CVE JSON API cve.report/api

CVE.report and Source URL Uptime Status status.cve.report