Missing initialization vector in IBM Db2 Genius Hub
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
IBM Db2 Genius Hub from 1.0 omits an initialization vector in its cryptographic algorithm, a missing cryptographic step (CWE-325). A remote attacker with low privileges and high attack complexity can bypass security restrictions.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
IBM Db2 Genius Hub 1.0 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to bypass security restrictions due to a missing initialization vector in the cryptographic algorithm.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for IBM Db2 Genius Hub.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
IBM Db2 Genius Hub — ibm.com/support/pages/node/7292486
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-75511 Improper signature verification in IBM Db2 Genius HubPriority LOW 22
Timeline
- 2026-10-16 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-109839
- 2026-10-16 Alias added: GHSA-rr46-f8x3-2r25
- 2026-10-18 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-109839 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-109839 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rr46-f8x3-2r25 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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