CVE-2025-36186 — Execution with Unnecessary Privileges in IBM DB2

CWE-250 — Execution with Unnecessary Privileges3 documents3 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
CNA7.4
EPSS
0.0%
top 99.22%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
IBM DB2
Timeline
PublishedNov 7

Description

IBM Db2 12.1.0 through 12.1.3 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes Db2 Connect Server) under specific configurations could allow a local user 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:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages2 packages

▶CVEListV5ibm/db212.1.0 — 12.1.3
▶NVDibm/db212.1.0 — 12.1.3

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-r6qj-9qxh-457g: IBM Db2 12↗2025-11-07
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CVEList
IBM Db2 privilege escalation↗2025-11-07
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CVE-2025-36186 — Execution with Unnecessary Privileges | cvebase