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CVE-2026-6938

IBM® Db2® is vulnerable to authorization bypass when uploading to a remote object storage path with a special query

Published: May 27, 2026Updated: May 28, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-285

No Known Exploits

Patch Available

Description

IBM Db2 12.1.0 through 12.1.4 is vulnerable to authorization bypass when uploading to a remote object storage path with a special query.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:LPrivileges Required

Low

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:NConfidentiality

None

I:HIntegrity

High

A:NAvailability

None

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Weaknesses

Affected Products

commercial·USaka international business machines

Db2On-premDatabase

Databases / relational

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

Workaround Available

Scannable·OpenVAS

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References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7273559

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