CVE-2023-27558 HIGH

CVE-2023-27558: IBM Db2 privilege escalation

Vendor Ibm
Product Db2 for Windows
Published July 9, 2023
Last update February 13, 2025
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CVSS base score

8.4/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

IBM Db2 on Windows 10.5, 11.1, and 11.5 may be vulnerable to a privilege escalation caused by at least one installed service using an unquoted service path. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges by inserting an executable file in the path of the affected service. IBM X-Force ID: 249194.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

July 9, 2023 CVE published
February 13, 2025 Record updated