CVE-2025-36247

Plain English Summary

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An attacker can exploit a vulnerability in IBM Db2 to access sensitive information or overload the system by sending specially crafted XML data. This can happen if the database is configured to process XML without proper security measures in place.

Technical Description

IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes Db2 Connect Server) 11.5.0 through 11.5.9 and 12.1.0 through 12.1.3 is vulnerable to an XML external entity injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources.

CVSS Vector Analysis

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
Confidentiality ImpactHigh
Integrity ImpactNone
Availability ImpactLow
ScopeUnchanged

Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L

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Official References

Est. Bounty
$3,526($1K-$5K)
Vendor Response
Grade APatched in 1 day

Quick Information

Published

Feb 17, 2026

about 2 months ago

Last Modified

Feb 18, 2026

about 2 months ago

Vendor

ibm

Product

db2

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