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Vulnerability record · CVE-2025-27901 · published 17 February 2026

CVE-2025-27901: Ibm db2 recovery expert vulnerability

Ibm · Db2 Recovery Expert

IBM DB2 Recovery Expert for LUW 5.5 Interim Fix 002 IBM Db2 Recovery Expert for Linux, UNIX and Windows is vulnerable to HTTP header injection, caused by improper validation of input by the HOST headers.  This could allow an attacker to conduct various attacks against the vulnerable system, including cross-site scripting, cache poisoning or session hijacking.

6.5 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 0.18% · top 93.8% CWE-644 · CWE-644
6.5CVSS 3.1 base score
0.18%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
1References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

IBM DB2 Recovery Expert for LUW 5.5 Interim Fix 002 IBM Db2 Recovery Expert for Linux, UNIX and Windows is vulnerable to HTTP header injection, caused by improper validation of input by the HOST headers.  This could allow an attacker to conduct various attacks against the vulnerable system, including cross-site scripting, cache poisoning or session hijacking.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7259901 Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2025-27901), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.