VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2023-27558
IBM Db2 on Windows 10.5, 11.1, and 11.5 may be vulnerable to a privilege escalation caused by at least one installed service using an unquoted service path.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.24%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.24%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
IBM Db2 on Windows 10.5, 11.1, and 11.5 may be vulnerable to a privilege escalation caused by at least one installed service using an unquoted service path. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges by inserting an executable file in the path of the affected service. IBM X-Force ID: 249194.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.24% probability · 15th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-269
- Affected
- ibm/db2
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
References
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/249194VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230818-0017/
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7010571Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/249194VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230818-0017/
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7010571Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.