Vulnerability record · CVE-2025-36184 · published 30 January 2026

CVE-2025-36184: Ibm db2 execution with unnecessary privileges vulnerability

Ibm · Db2

IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes Db2 Connect Server) 11.5.0 - 11.5.9 could allow an instance owner to execute malicious code that escalate their privileges to root due to execution of unnecessary privileges operated at a higher than minimum level.

7.2 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 0.53% · top 57.1% CWE-250 · Execution with unnecessary privileges

7.2CVSS 3.1 base score

0.53%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days

NoNot in CISA KEV

1Affected product versions listed by NVD

1References

17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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

Affected products

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

Db2 Ibm

References

Link	Tags
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7257519	PatchVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2025-36184), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.