CVE-2025-27901

MEDIUM

IBM DB2 Recovery Expert 5.5 IF002 - HTTP Header Injection

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

IBM DB2 Recovery Expert for LUW 5.5 Interim Fix 002 IBM Db2 Recovery Expert for Linux, UNIX and Windows is vulnerable to HTTP header injection, caused by improper validation of input by the HOST headers.  This could allow an attacker to conduct various attacks against the vulnerable system, including cross-site scripting, cache poisoning or session hijacking.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Various Sources vendor-advisory patch
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7259901

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.0005
EPSS Percentile 16.4%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-644
Status published
Products (1)
ibm/db2_recovery_expert 5.5.0 interim_fix_002 (3 CPE variants)
Published Feb 17, 2026
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026