CVE-2025-36186
BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-11-07
Last updated on: 2025-11-18
Assigner: IBM Corporation
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| ibm | db2 | From 12.1.0 (inc) to 12.1.3 (inc) |
| ibm | db2 | From 12.1.0 (inc) to 12.1.3 (inc) |
| ibm | db2 | From 12.1.0 (inc) to 12.1.3 (inc) |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-250 | The product performs an operation at a privilege level that is higher than the minimum level required, which creates new weaknesses or amplifies the consequences of other weaknesses. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability in IBM Db2 versions 12.1.0 through 12.1.3 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows allows a local user to execute malicious code that escalates their privileges to root. This happens because the software executes certain operations with higher privileges than necessary, enabling privilege escalation under specific configurations.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The vulnerability can allow a local attacker to gain root-level access on the affected system, potentially leading to full control over the system, unauthorized data access, modification, or disruption of services.