CVE-2025-27903
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Cleartext Transmission Vulnerability in IBM DB2 Recovery Expert

Publication date: 2026-02-17

Last updated on: 2026-02-26

Assigner: IBM Corporation

Description
IBM DB2 Recovery Expert for LUW 5.5 Interim Fix 002 IBM Db2 Recovery Expert for Linux, UNIX and Windows transmits data in a cleartext communication channel that could allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information using man in the middle techniques.
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Published
2026-02-17
Last Modified
2026-02-26
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2026-06-16
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2026-02-17
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
NVD
CVE-2025-27903
EUVD
EUVD-2025-207718
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Showing 3 associated CPEs
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ibm db2_recovery_expert 5.5.0
ibm db2_recovery_expert 5.5.0
ibm db2_recovery_expert 5.5.0
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CWE ID Description
CWE-319 The product transmits sensitive or security-critical data in cleartext in a communication channel that can be sniffed by unauthorized actors.
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Executive Summary

IBM Db2 Recovery Expert for Linux, UNIX and Windows (LUW) version 5.5 Interim Fix 002 transmits data over a communication channel in cleartext. This means that the data is not encrypted during transmission.

Because the data is sent in cleartext, an attacker could use man-in-the-middle techniques to intercept and obtain sensitive information.

Impact Analysis

This vulnerability could allow an attacker to intercept sensitive information transmitted by IBM Db2 Recovery Expert for LUW due to the use of cleartext communication channels.

Such interception could lead to unauthorized disclosure of sensitive data, potentially compromising confidentiality.

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