CVE-2023-42005: IBM Db2 on Cloud Pak for Data privilege escalation

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-05-29 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

IBM Db2 on Cloud Pak for Data and Db2 Warehouse on Cloud Pak for Data 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, and 4.8 could allow a user with access to the Kubernetes pod, to make system calls compromising the security of containers. IBM X-Force ID: 265264.

Affected products

IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows: 3.5, 3.5-refresh_10, 4.0, 4.0-refresh_9, 4.5, 4.5-refresh_3 (+6)
IBM Db2 Warehouse: 3.5, 3.5-refresh_10, 4.0, 4.0-refresh_9, 4.5, 4.5-refresh_3 (+6)

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/265264
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7155078
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/265264
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7155078

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