Medium severity · published Jun 22, 2026
CVE-2024-54178
Multiple vulnerabilities affect IBM Db2® on Cloud Pak for Data, and Db2 Warehouse on Cloud Pak for Data.
6.5
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM Db2 on Cloud Pak for Data and Db2 Warehouse on Cloud Pak for Data versions 4.8,5.0,5.1,5.2,5.3 could allow an authenticated user to cause a denial of service when creating new databases due to improper allocation of resources.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 36% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DO
Db2 on Cloud Pak for Data and Db2 Warehouse on Cloud Pak for Data · IBM
4.8.0; 5.0.0 through 5.3.0 · source: vendor
DB
Db2 · Ibm
4.8 before 5.4 · source: NVD
DW
Db2 Warehouse · Ibm
4.8 before 5.4 · source: NVD
Affected product
DO
Db2 on Cloud Pak for Data and Db2 Warehouse on Cloud Pak for Data
IBM
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-54178
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-54178
Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7277112
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