CVE-2025-36384

HIGH

IBM Db2 for Windows <12.1.3 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm

Description

IBM Db2 for Windows 12.1.0 - 12.1.3 could allow a local user with filesystem access to escalate their privileges due to the use of an unquoted search path element.

References (1)

[Patch, Vendor Advisory] https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7257678

Scores

CVSS v3 8.4

EPSS 0.0001

EPSS Percentile 0.6%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Details

CWE

CWE-428

Status published

Products (1)

ibm/db2 12.1.0 - 12.1.3

Published Jan 30, 2026

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026