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)
Core 1
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
patch
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7257678
Scores
CVSS v3
8.4
EPSS
0.0016
EPSS Percentile
5.8%
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