Low severity · published Aug 12, 2026
CVE-2026-18096
IBM® Db2® could allow a local attacker to cause a denial of service due to a memory leak
3.3
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 3% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DB
Db2 · IBM
12.1.5 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-18096
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-18096
Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7282953
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