Vulnerability · Published Apr 30, 2026 · Assigned by ibm
CVE-2025-14688IBM® Db2® is vulnerable to a denial of service when fetching from certain tables under specific configurations
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Db2 from IBM. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 13% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 87.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
IBM Db2 11.5.0 through 11.5.9, and 12.1.0 through 12.1.3 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes Db2 Connect Server) could allow an authenticated user to cause a denial of service due to improper neutralization of special elements in data query logic when certain configurations exist.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-1284 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7269424 vendor-advisory, patch