CVE-2026-10543

IBM Db2 11.5.0 through 11.5.9, and 12.1.0 through 12.1.5 is vulnerable to privilege escalation with a specially crafted query.

CVSS v3 8.2 HIGH

8.2^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 4.2

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7282949	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2::::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-08-12 21:17

Updated : 2026-08-18 15:08

NVD link : CVE-2026-10543

Mitre link : CVE-2026-10543

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-10543

JSON object : View

Products Affected

ibm

CWE

CWE-285

Improper Authorization

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