High severity · published Jan 30, 2026
CVE-2025-36384
IBM Db2 Privilege Escalation
7.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM Db2 for Windows 12.1.0 - 12.1.3 could allow a local user with filesystem access to escalate their privileges due to the use of an unquoted search path element.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 8% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DF
Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows · IBM
12.1.0 through 12.1.3 · source: vendor
DB
Db2 · Ibm
12.1.0 through 12.1.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-36384
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-36384
Patch
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7257678
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