Vulnerability · Published Aug 12, 2026 · Assigned by ibm
CVE-2026-18096IBM® Db2® could allow a local attacker to cause a denial of service due to a memory leak
Low 3.3
In plain English
A low-severity resource allocation without limits 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 3% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)3.3Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 97.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
IBM Db2 12.1.5 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) could allow a local attacker to cause a denial of service due to a memory leak.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-770 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7282953 vendor-advisory, patch