CVE-2026-18097 | BDVDB-2026-358263 Detail

IBMDb2

Description#

IBM Db2 11.5.0 through 11.5.9, and 12.1.0 through 12.1.5 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information due to the logging of plain text passwords in trace files.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact none, availability impact none. Attack vector: local.

Weaknesses#

CWE-532 Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

References#

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7282952

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12026-08-12Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22026-08-14Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2026-08-12
Last modified: 2026-08-14

Vendor information

Vendor: IBM
Product: Db2

All IBM vulnerabilities

Score

5.5 Medium

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 3.8.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Information Disclosure

Action

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

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
>= 11.5.0 and <= 11.5.9
Fixed
Not stated
Vulnerable
>= 12.1.0 and <= 12.1.5
Fixed
Not stated

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

5.5 Medium

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

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Local
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
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).