Vulnerability · Published Oct 12, 2026 · Assigned by ibm
CVE-2026-105464IBM® Db2® is vulnerable to a local attacker with DBADM authorization gaining elevated privileges due to improper privilege management
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity privilege mismanagement 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 0.1% (higher than 1% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)<0.1%top 99.4% 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 12.1.5 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges due to improper privilege management.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-269 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7291613 vendor-advisory, patch