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CVE-2025-36247

IBM Db2 XML External Entity Reference

HIGH
8.2
CVSS Score
Published: February 17, 2026 at 05:13 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 09:14 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorDB2

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Severity
HIGH8.2
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes Db2 Connect Server) 11.5.0 through 11.5.9 and 12.1.0 through 12.1.3 is vulnerable to an XML external entity injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

DB2· IBM
95%
11.5.0 ≤ v ≤ 11.5.912.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 12.1.311.5.011.5.912.1.012.1.3

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

PatchVendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7259961

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.2HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
LOW
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-611

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