---
id: "CVE-2026-16699"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-16699"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-16699"]
title: "IBM Netezza Appliance: authenticated users can change other users' passwords"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 6.5
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["data-warehouse", "ibm", "infrastructure", "netezza"]
not_affected_if: ["no-remote-accounts"]
published_at: "2026-11-08T18:17:03+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-08T18:22:22+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-08T18:22:44+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16699", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-08T18:22:22+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# IBM Netezza Appliance: authenticated users can change other users' passwords

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-16699 (this .md is for agents)

IBM Netezza Appliance versions 11.3.0.2 Interim Fix 002 through 11.3.1.3 Interim Fix 006 fail to check authorization properly. A remote attacker with a valid account can change the passwords of other users.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed Netezza Appliance release and interim fix level against the affected range `11.3.0.2 Interim Fix 002` through `11.3.1.3 Interim Fix 006`

## Timeline

- 2026-11-08T18:22:22+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16699

## From the sources

IBM Netezza Appliance 11.3.0.2 Interim Fix 002 through 11.3.1.3 Interim Fix 006 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to change the passwords of other users due to improper authorization.

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