CVE-2026-105465
IBM® Db2® is vulnerable to privilege escalation when db2ssh is enabled with the db2 instance
HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: October 12, 2026 at 06:41 PM UTC
Updated: October 13, 2026 at 04:17 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorDB2
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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
IBM Db2 11.5.0 through 11.5.9, and 12.1.0 through 12.1.5 is vulnerable to privilege escalation when db2locssh is enabled with the db2 instance.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (1)
SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
8.8HIGHibm
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- CHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusAWAITING ANALYSIS
CWE
CWE-269
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