{"id":"CVE-2025-36186","title":"IBM Db2 12.1.0 through 12.1.3 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes Db2 Connect Server) under specific configurations could allow a local user to execute malicious code that escalate their privileges to root due to execution of unnecessa…","summary":"IBM Db2 12.1.0 through 12.1.3 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes Db2 Connect Server) under specific configurations could allow a local user to execute malicious code that escalate their privileges to root due to execution of unnecessa…","severity":"high","cvss":7.4,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-250"],"vendor":"ibm","product":"db2","affected":["db2 >= 12.1.0, <= 12.1.3"],"published":"2025-11-07","updated":"2026-10-07","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-07T21:10:00.200","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-36186","references":[{"url":"https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7250486","label":"psirt@us.ibm.com"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00123,"epssPercentile":0.01843,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-07T21:54:14.982Z","slug":"CVE-2025-36186","body":"## Overview\n\nIBM Db2 12.1.0 through 12.1.3 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes Db2 Connect Server) under specific configurations could allow a local user to execute malicious code that escalate their privileges to root due to execution of unnecessary privileges operated at a higher than minimum level.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `db2 >= 12.1.0, <= 12.1.3`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":41,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":40.7,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}