CVE-2026-78404
IBM® Db2® is vulnerable to local privilege escalation via the db2pd utility
CVSS Score
6.5
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
IBM Db2 11.5.0 through 11.5.9, and 12.1.0 through 12.1.5 is vulnerable to a local privilege escalation via the db2pd utility.
| CWE | CWE-269 |
| Vendor | ibm |
| Product | db2 |
| Published | Oct 12, 2026 |
| Last Updated | Oct 12, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Affected Versions
IBM / Db2
11.5.0 ≤ 11.5.9 12.1.0 ≤ 12.1.5