CVE-2025-36247

IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes Db2 Connect Server) 11.5.0 through 11.5.9 and 12.1.0 through 12.1.3 is vulnerable to an XML external entity injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources.

CVSS v3 7.1 HIGH

7.1^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 4.2

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7259961	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2::::::linux::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2::::::unix::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2::::::windows::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2::::::linux::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2::::::unix::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2::::::windows::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-02-17 18:20

Updated : 2026-02-18 19:23

NVD link : CVE-2025-36247

Mitre link : CVE-2025-36247

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-36247

JSON object : View

Products Affected

ibm

db2

CWE

CWE-611

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

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