CVE-2026-18096
IBM® Db2® could allow a local attacker to cause a denial of service due to a memory leak
LOW
3.3
CVSS Score
Published: August 12, 2026 at 08:47 PM UTC
Updated: October 23, 2026 at 07:10 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorDB2
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Severity
LOW3.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
IBM Db2 12.1.5 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) could allow a local attacker to cause a denial of service due to a memory leak.
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 automatablePartial impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
3.3LOWibm
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- LOW
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-770
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