# CVE-2026-8636 — IBM Datacap

> As of 2026-06-22, CVE-2026-8636 is a MEDIUM-severity vulnerability in IBM Datacap, CVSS v3.1 5.5, EPSS 0.0% (19.0th percentile). No Threadlinqs-tracked threat campaign has been attributed to CVE-2026-8636 as of 2026-06-22; the identifier is re-checked against the Threadlinqs threat corpus on every daily ingest.

**Last updated:** 2026-06-22

## What is CVE-2026-8636?

IBM Datacap 9.1.7, 9.1.8, and 9.1.9 and IBM Datacap Navigator 9.1.7, 9.1.8, and 9.1.9 allows an attacker to retrieve user passwords and cryptographic keys from memory. Attacker can use the same keys to decrypt password, gain access to the application and access sensitive data in the database.

The record classifies CVE-2026-8636 under weakness class [CWE-316](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/316.html). Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw requires local access to the host, needs low-privilege credentials, needs no user interaction, and has high impact on confidentiality. 2 affected-product entries are recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 105 days ago.

## Severity and exploitation probability

- **CVSS v3.1 base score:** 5.5 — MEDIUM (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **EPSS (FIRST):** 0.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 19.0% of all scored CVEs
- **CISA KEV:** Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- **Threadlinqs priority:** 3.5/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
- **Published:** 2026-06-22

## Is CVE-2026-8636 being exploited?

It currently carries a trending score of 35 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.

## Affected products and versions

- [IBM](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/vendors/ibm): Datacap, Datacap Navigator

## How to fix CVE-2026-8636

No vendor patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-8636 in the tracked sources. Follow the references below for a fix, and treat the products listed above as exposed until the vendor states otherwise.

## Threat activity tracking CVE-2026-8636

No threat campaign in the Threadlinqs corpus currently references CVE-2026-8636, in its CVE list or as an indicator. The linkage is recomputed from the live corpus on every daily ingest, so this section fills in as soon as a tracked campaign cites the identifier.

## Sources

Enriched from CVE.org, GitHub Security Advisories, FIRST EPSS. Last verified by Threadlinqs on 2026-06-23.

**Vendor advisory and patch**

- [ibm.com — vendor advisory](https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7276609)

Canonical: https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2026-8636
Full detection coverage and IOCs for threats exploiting CVE-2026-8636 via the Threadlinqs MCP server (Purple tier): https://intel.threadlinqs.com/mcp