Vulnerability · Published Jan 30, 2026 · Assigned by ibm

CVE-2025-36365IBM Db2 Privilege Escalation

Medium 6.8

In plain English

A medium-severity authorization bypass via user-controlled key in Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows from IBM. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 22% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 78.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes Db2 Connect Server) 11.5.0 - 11.5.9 and 12.1.0 - 12.1.3 under specific configuration of cataloged remote storage aliases could allow an authenticated user to execute unauthorized commands due to an authorization bypass vulnerability using a user-controlled key.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:25.10linuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:25.10linux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:25.10linux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:25.10linux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:25.10linux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotgno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegrano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegrano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:25.10linux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:25.10linux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:25.10linux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:25.10linux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36365

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows 11.5.0 – through 11.5.912.1.0 – through 12.1.3

Weakness: CWE-639 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

References