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CVE-2025-36184

HIGH 7.2

IBM Db2 Privilege Escalation

CVSS Score
7.2
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes Db2 Connect Server) 11.5.0 - 11.5.9 could allow an instance owner to execute malicious code that escalate their privileges to root due to execution of unnecessary privileges operated at a higher than minimum level.

CWE CWE-250
Vendor ibm
Product db2 for linux, unix and windows
Published Jan 30, 2026
Last Updated Feb 26, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Affected Versions

IBM / Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows
11.5.0 ≤ 11.5.9

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗
ibm.com: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7257519