CVE-2025-27899 | BDVDB-2026-315664 Detail

IBMDB2 Recovery Expert for LUW

Description#

IBM DB2 Recovery Expert for LUW 5.5 Interim Fix 002 discloses sensitive information in an environment variable that could aid in further attacks against the system.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact low, integrity impact none, availability impact none. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

CWE-526 Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information in an Environment Variable

References#

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7259901

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12026-02-17Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22026-03-06Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2026-02-17
Last modified: 2026-03-06

Vendor information

Vendor: IBM
Product: DB2 Recovery Expert for LUW

All IBM vulnerabilities

Score

5.3 Medium

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 13.8.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Not classified

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
5.5 Interim Fix 002
Fixed
Not stated

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

5.3 Medium

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

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	Low
Integrity	None
Availability	None

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).