CVE-2025-36184

CWE-2505 documents5 sources
Severity
7.2HIGH
EPSS
0.0%
top 89.26%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
IBM DB2
Timeline
PublishedJan 30
Latest updateJan 31

Description

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.2 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages1 packages

▶NVDibm/db211.5.0 — 11.5.9

Patches

Patch: www.ibm.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-vfx9-gjv4-5p7r: IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes Db2 Connect Server) 11↗2026-01-31
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CVEList
IBM Db2 Privilege Escalation↗2026-01-30
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OSV
CVE-2025-36184: IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes Db2 Connect Server) 11↗2026-01-30
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Wiz
CVE-2025-36184 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz↗
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CVE-2025-36184 (HIGH CVSS 7.2) | IBM Db2 for Linux | cvebase.io