---
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: 0.00146
epssPercentile: 0.03185
ingestedAt: '2026-08-15T22:29:51.790Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.