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TI-2025-24749 Aliases CVE-2025-36186GHSA-r6qj-9qxh-457g

IBM Db2 privilege escalation

Priority LOW 35CWE-250Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-250.

Summary

IBM Db2 12.1.0 through 12.1.3 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes Db2 Connect Server) under specific configurations could allow a local user to execute malicious code that escalate their privileges to root due to execution of unnecessary privileges operated at a higher than minimum level.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00132 2nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
IBMDb212.1.0 – 12.1.3—No fix listedCNA
  • Db2 VendorIBM Affected 12.1.0 – 12.1.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*12.1.0 – 12.1.3VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:*:*:*:*:*:unix:*:*12.1.0 – 12.1.3VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*12.1.0 – 12.1.3VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:* Versions 12.1.0 – 12.1.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:*:*:*:*:*:unix:*:* Versions 12.1.0 – 12.1.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions 12.1.0 – 12.1.3 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-36186
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r6qj-9qxh-457g

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2007-02494 Multiple buffer overflows in the DB2 JDBC Applet Server (DB2JDS) service in IBM DB2 9.x… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2010-03546 Stack-based buffer overflow in the validateUser implementation in the… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2026-08862 IBM® Db2® is vulnerable to remote code execution due to improper pre-auth DRDA handshake handling CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2007-03566 IBM DB2 Universal Database (UDB) Administration Server (DAS) 8 before Fix Pack 16 and 9… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2008-06509 Buffer overflow in the DAS server in IBM DB2 8 before FP17, 9.1 before FP5, and 9.5… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2026-09068 IBM® Db2® is vulnerable to privilege escalation with a specially crafted query CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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