Vulnerability · Published Oct 12, 2026 · Assigned by ibm
CVE-2026-105465IBM® Db2® is vulnerable to privilege escalation when db2ssh is enabled with the db2 instance
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 99.2% 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 12.1.5 is vulnerable to privilege escalation when db2locssh is enabled with the db2 instance.
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/7291609 vendor-advisory, patch