CVE-2026-16480

HIGH
MEDIUM Priority: 0.02 BB Relevance: 64/100
Published: 2026-08-12 Modified: 2026-10-23 First seen: 2026-10-29 Status: active

Attack Surface

Network Low Complexity No Interaction Integ. Impact

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV: Network
AC: Low
PR: Low
UI: None
S: Unchanged
C: Low
I: High
A: None

Description

IBM Db2 11.5.0 through 11.5.9, and 12.1.0 through 12.1.5 is affected by an improper authorization vulnerability in the certain command, allowing a non-privileged user to bypass authority checks and modify database catalog data.

Weakness Classification (1)

Affected Software (2)

VendorProductVersion
ibm db2 11.5 – 11.5.9
ibm db2 12.1.0 – 12.1.5

References & Advisories (1)

Bug Bounty Relevance

64 / 100
✓ Network accessible
✓ Low complexity
✓ No user interaction

CVSS Score

7.1 / 10.0 v3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N

EPSS — Exploitation Probability

0.34%
Raw Score 0.003350
Percentile 26.8%
Date 2026-10-29

EPSS Trend

2026-10-29
0.00335
2026-10-28
0.00335

Intelligence Sources

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