CVE-2023-27859: IBM Db2 code execution

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-01-22 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-427

Description

IBM Db2 10.1, 10.5, and 11.1 could allow a remote user to execute arbitrary code caused by installing like named jar files across multiple databases. A user could exploit this by installing a malicious jar file that overwrites the existing like named jar file in another database. IBM X-Force ID: 249205.

Affected products

IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows: from 10.5.0.0 through 10.5.0.11; from 11.1.0.0 through 11.1.4.7; from 11.5 through 11.5.9

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/249205
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240307-0002/
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7105503
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/249205
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240307-0002/
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7105503

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