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CVE-2018-1834

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-11-09 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-59

Description

IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, and 11.1 contains a vulnerability that could allow a local user to escalate their privileges to root through a symbolic link attack. IBM X-Force ID: 150511.

Affected products

• IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows: 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, 11.1

References

• http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10733939
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105885
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042086
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/150511
• http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10733939
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105885
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042086
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/150511

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