{"id":"CVE-2026-18097","title":"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.","summary":"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.","severity":"medium","cvss":5.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","cwe":["CWE-532"],"published":"2026-08-12","updated":"2026-08-14","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-18097","references":[{"url":"https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7282952","label":"psirt@us.ibm.com"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00109,"epssPercentile":0.01405,"ingestedAt":"2026-08-15T22:29:51.790Z","slug":"CVE-2026-18097","body":"## Overview\n\nIBM 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.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":30,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":30.3,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}