CVE-2020-4387

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.7 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2020-07-01 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-362

Description

IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, 11.1, and 11.5 could allow a local user to obtain sensitive information using a race condition of a symbolic link. IBM X-Force ID: 179269.

Affected products

IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows: 9.7.0.0, 10.1.0.0, 10.5.0.0, 11.1.0.0, 11.5.0.0

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/179269
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6242336
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/179269
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6242336

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