CVE-2026-18097

Published Aug 12, 2026

Last updated a month ago

Overview

Description
IBM Db2 11.5.0 through 11.5.9, and 12.1.0 through 12.1.5 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information due to the logging of plain text passwords in trace files.
Source
psirt@us.ibm.com
NVD status
Analyzed
Products
db2

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Secondary
Base score
5.5
Impact score
3.6
Exploitability score
1.8
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Severity
MEDIUM

Weaknesses

psirt@us.ibm.com
CWE-532

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

Configurations

References

Sources include official advisories and independent security research.