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Fencer Vulns
medium 6.5

CVE-2023-27859 json

IBM Db2 code execution

published 2024-01-22 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-31594

cvss
6.5
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.0%
EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 62%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

IBM Db2 10.1, 10.5, and 11.1 could allow a remote user to execute arbitrary code caused by installing like named jar files across multiple databases. A user could exploit this by installing a malicious jar file that overwrites the existing like named jar file in another database. IBM X-Force ID: 249205.

Patch / fix

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction

0.98% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 62% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
NVD 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected products

  • IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element
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References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.