Vulnerability · Published Aug 12, 2026 · Assigned by ibm
CVE-2026-18097IBM® Db2® federated server could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information due to the logging of plain text passwords in trace files.
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity sensitive data in logs 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 4% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 96.1% 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 obtain sensitive information due to the logging of plain text passwords in trace files.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-532 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7282952 vendor-advisory, patch