CVE-2025-36186 HIGH

CVE-2025-36186: IBM Db2 privilege escalation

Vendor Ibm
Product Db2
Weakness CWE-250
Published November 7, 2025
Last update February 26, 2026
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CVSS base score

7.4/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

IBM Db2 12.1.0 through 12.1.3 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes Db2 Connect Server) under specific configurations could allow a local user to execute malicious code that escalate their privileges to root due to execution of unnecessary privileges operated at a higher than minimum level.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

November 7, 2025 CVE published
February 26, 2026 Record updated